Synonyms of fundamentally

fundamentally

adverb

as in essentially

at the most basic level

All people are fundamentally the same.

I disagree with some of her points, but fundamentally she's right.

His plan is fundamentally different.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• essentially
• basically
• inherently
• intrinsically
• constitutionally
• elementally
• naturally
• innately
• instinctively
• intuitively
• congenitally
• intimately

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• artificially
• unnaturally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fundamentally

Listen to this article A group of Colorado lawmakers has unveiled a plan to fundamentally change state tax policy and attempt to eliminate the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR. —Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2025

While Le Pen’s supporters from MAGA-world may think of her as the French Donald Trump, this view fundamentally misreads the source of the RN’s popularity. —Cole Stangler, Time, 1 Apr. 2025

Trump’s nominee for the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, challenged the Senate even more fundamentally: Vought insisted that Congress did not have exclusive control over federal spending. —David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025

And so my attitude on this is, this is not fundamentally about free speech. —Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025