instinctively

adverb

Definition of instinctivelynext
as in intuitively

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  1. essentially
  2. fundamentally
  3. basically
Adverb
  • One of Reekie’s first jobs was to transform what was essentially a long corridor of government offices into rooms that would be desirable to artists — which now make up Somerset House Studios — raising money to do so from scratch.
    Lucy Handley, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The model essentially places an oval around a person’s body.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of essentially
Adverb
  • Software can fundamentally adjust this paradigm with speed and cost.
    Glen Robinson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Still, the Vision Pro is fundamentally different from Apple’s other devices, and VR is its own landscape.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of fundamentally
Adverb
  • This means that Teste consecrates himself to a basically hypothetical existence.
    Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • This is basically a hard charging race ski modified for all conditions, with a 78cm waist and much wider 128mm tip that greatly helps initiate turns in powder.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of basically
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