All at bottom synonyms
at bot·tom
A a adv at bottom
- in reality — the state or quality of being real.
- mostly — for the most part; in the main: The work is mostly done.
- basically — You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
- fundamentally — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- deep down — If you know something deep down or deep down inside, you know that it is true, but you are not always conscious of it or willing to admit it to yourself.
- in essence — the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features: Freedom is the very essence of our democracy.
- at heart — If you say that someone is a particular kind of person at heart, you mean that that is what they are really like, even though they may seem very different.
- inherently — existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute; inhering: an inherent distrust of strangers.
- primarily — essentially; mostly; chiefly; principally: They live primarily from farming.
- radically — with regard to origin or root.
- firstly — in the first place; first.
- in substance — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- intrinsically — belonging to a thing by its very nature: the intrinsic value of a gold ring.