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| Main Entry: | perhaps |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | possibly |
| Synonyms: | maybe, reasonably, as it may be, as the case may be, conceivably, feasibly, for all one knows, imaginably, it may be, perchance |
| Antonyms: | never, unlikely, improbably |
| Main Entry: | conjecture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | speculation, assumption |
| Synonyms: | conclusion, fancy, guess, hunch, hypothesis, inference, notion, opinion, perhaps, presumption, shot in the dark*, supposition, surmise, theory, guesstimate, guesswork, sneaking suspicion, stab in the dark, theorizing |
| Antonyms: | fact, proof, reality, truth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | maybe |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | possibly |
| Synonyms: | conceivable, credible, feasible, obtainable, perhaps, as it may be, can be, conceivably, could be, imaginably, it could be, might be, perchance, weather permitting |
| Notes: | may be is two words and means possible existence or action; while maybe means perhaps |
| Antonyms: | certainly, definitely, surely |
| Main Entry: | possibly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | by chance; in some way |
| Synonyms: | likely, maybe, perhaps, probably, God willing, at all, by any chance, by any means, conceivably, could be, if possible, in any way, not impossibly, peradventure, perchance, within realm of possibility |
| Antonyms: | unlikely, impossibly |
| Main Entry: | probably |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | likely to happen |
| Synonyms: | apparently, dollars to doughnuts*, doubtless, maybe, perhaps, possibly, presumably, reasonably, seemingly, as likely as not, as the case may be, assumably, believably, expediently, feasibly, imaginably, in all likelihood, in all probability, like enough, most likely, no doubt, one can assume, perchance, plausibly, practicably, presumptively, to all appearances |
| Antonyms: | unlikely, improbably |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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