possibly
adverbHow many syllables in possibly?
There are 3 syllables in the word possibly.How to pronounce possibly:
Definition of possibly:
- possibly (adverb):
- by chance.
- perhaps or maybe
- in a possible manner by any possibility
Synonyms for possibly:
certainly
conceivably
god willing
haply
likely
maybe
mayhap
peradventure
perchance
perhaps
probably
sure
surely
Antonyms for possibly:
absurdly
astonishingly
crazily
doubtfully
dubiously
extraordinarily
fantastically
farcically
illogically
implausibly
impossibly
improbably
inanely
inconceivably
incongruously
incredibly
insanely
intolerably
irrationally
laughably
ludicrously
madly
never
outrageously
preposterously
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