What is another word for probably?
Synonyms for probably
ˈprɒb ə bliprob·a·b·ly
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Wiktionary
probablyadverb
In all likelihood.
Synonyms:
doubtless, most likely, presumably, perchance, possibly, in all probability, maybe, likely, perhaps, as like as not, as likely as not
Princeton's WordNet
probably, likely, in all likelihood, in all probability, belikeadverb
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
"He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
Synonyms:
credibly, in all probability, likely, believably, in all likelihood, belike, plausiblycredibly, believably, plausibly, probablyadverb
easy to believe on the basis of available evidence
"he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election"
Synonyms:
credibly, in all probability, in all likelihood, likely, believably, plausibly, belike
Dictionary of English Synonymes
probablyadjective
Synonyms:
apparently, to all appearance, in all probability
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "probably":
likely, presumably, perhaps, possibly, surely, arguably, certainly, maybe, undoubtedly, doubtless
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1317 | probably | |
| #1481 | likely | |
| #1590 | maybe | |
| #1926 | perhaps | |
| #2894 | certainly | |
| #3872 | possibly | |
| #6938 | surely | |
| #12699 | presumably | |
| #14711 | undoubtedly | |
| #18288 | arguably | |
| #30020 | doubtless | |
| #56002 | perchance | |
| #78335 | plausibly | |
| #78989 | credibly | |
| #175093 | believably | |
| #327349 | belike |
How to use probably in a sentence?
He's a bum. I think he's an absolute bum, you don't know me. I don't know who he is. Nobody knew who he was probably until yesterday's comments.
I was surprised, because I thought there was probably an easier way to finesse that.
It's just probably less of a threat than we expect in terms of size.
At this point the Secret Service has already weighed in and whoever is the force behind this petition probably should have gone to the Secret Service from the get-go.
Oil prices fell off a little bit after the market opened and that is probably what is dragging the market down.
Translations for probably
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- ربما, من المحتملArabic
- напэўна, верагоднаBelarusian
- вероятноBulgarian
- probablementCatalan, Valencian
- spíš, asi, spíše, pravděpodobněCzech
- antageligvisDanish
- wahrscheinlichGerman
- πιθανώς, μάλλονGreek
- kredeble, verŝajneEsperanto
- probablementeSpanish
- luultavasti, todennäköisestiFinnish
- sûrement, probablement, sans douteFrench
- כנראהHebrew
- valószínűlegHungarian
- probabilementeInterlingua
- mungkinIndonesian
- líklega, sennilegaIcelandic
- probabilmenteItalian
- 多分, 恐らくJapanese
- ალბათGeorgian
- 아마Korean
- لهوانهیهKurdish
- fortassisLatin
- droši vienLatvian
- веројатноMacedonian
- waarschijnlijkDutch
- antakeligvis, antagelig, troligNorwegian
- prawdopodobniePolish
- provavelmentePortuguese
- probabilRomanian
- вероятно, наверноRussian
- verovatno, vjerojatno, vjerovatno, вероватно, вјеројатно, веројатно, вјероватно, verojatnoSerbo-Croatian
- pravdepodobneSlovak
- verjetnoSlovene
- sannolikt, antagligen, troligtvis, nog, förmodligen, troligenSwedish
- బహుTelugu
- ท่าจะThai
- muhtemelen, her haldeTurkish
- певно, ймовірно, імовірноUkrainian
- شایدUrdu
- có thể, có lẽVietnamese
- luveratikoVolapük
- probåbe, dandjreus, azårWalloon
- 大概Chinese
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