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Synonyms for possibly
ˈpɒs ə blipos·si·b·ly
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Wiktionary
possiblyadverb
Antonyms:
impossibly
Princeton's WordNet
possibly, perchance, perhaps, maybe, mayhap, peradventureadverb
by chance
"perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time"
Synonyms:
mayhap, perhaps, maybe, perchance, peradventure, by chanceAntonyms:
impossiblypossiblyadverb
to a degree possible of achievement or by possible means
"they can't possibly get here in time for the funeral?"
Synonyms:
mayhap, perhaps, maybe, perchance, peradventureAntonyms:
impossibly
Dictionary of English Synonymes
possiblyadjective
Synonyms:
perhaps, perchance, PERADVENTURE, mayhap, haply, maybe, it may be, as luck may have it
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
possiblyadverb
Synonyms:
maybe, perhaps, perchance, peradventure, haply
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "possibly":
perhaps, probably, potentially, maybe, eventually, likely, possible, arguably, presumably, conceivably
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#633 | possible | |
#1317 | probably | |
#1481 | likely | |
#1590 | maybe | |
#1926 | perhaps | |
#3872 | possibly | |
#4025 | eventually | |
#5945 | potentially | |
#12699 | presumably | |
#18288 | arguably | |
#46297 | conceivably | |
#56002 | perchance | |
#91760 | haply | |
#157522 | peradventure | |
#182098 | mayhap |
How to use possibly in a sentence?
This dinosaur was very small, it was an agile, meat eating creature with sharp teeth, sharp claws, able to move swiftly and grab its prey. We don't quite know what it would have eaten, but possibly small reptiles, small mammals, and possibly other dinosaurs as well. It was a bit like a medium sized dog, very slender, very long-tailed to help it balance as it moved.
The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.
So how can you possibly be ungrateful in my situation? How can you possibly take this for granted? since the time he was [diagnosed], he’s been enthusiastic, and happy, and I’m not kidding.
Could you call me as soon as you possibly can ? My( inaudible) and I been involved in a shooting and I need some advice right away. Could you please call me, as soon as you possibly can ? Thanks. Bye.
What we are seeing is the service sector holding up comfortably well while the industrial slump has got more room to run and even possibly deepen, this data is not going make recessionary concerns worse, but it also won't make them vanish anytime soon. We are still far away from any stabilization and it could possibly drag on till we see at least a partial trade deal between the U.S. and China.
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