Basically vs Predominantly - What's the difference?
basically | predominantly |
in a fundamental, essential or basic manner
In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.
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As adverbs the difference between basically and predominantly
is that basically is in a fundamental, essential or basic manner while predominantly is in a predominant manner most commonly or frequently by a large margin.basically
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- They've added some fancy features, but it's basically still a car.
predominantly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- The membership is predominantly elderly, 90% are over age 60.
- Both groups are predominantly confined to areas with warm to tropical climates