Meaning & use
radically
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In a thorough, fundamental, or extreme way that affects the basic nature of something.
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The new policy radically changed how the department operated.
Her views on education are radically different from her parents'.
A note on using this word
Emphasizes change at the root or core, not just a minor adjustment.
Words with a similar meaning
fundamentallydrastically
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Words with an opposite meaning
slightlymarginally
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