plausibly

ADVERB

apparently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allegedly ostensibly possibly probably supposedly

WEAK

as if as though at a glance at first sight in all likelihood intuitively it appears that it seems that most likely on the face of it outwardly professedly reasonably reputably speciously superficially tangibly to all appearances

Antonyms

STRONGEST

improbably unlikely

WEAK

dubiously equivocally questionably uncertain

ADVERB

ostensively

Synonyms

WEAK

allegedly as if as though at a glance at first sight evidently externally in all likelihood intuitively it appears that it seems that most likely on the face of it ostensibly outwardly possibly probably professedly reasonably reputably seemingly speciously superficially supposedly tangibly to all appearances

ADVERB

probably

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apparently doubtless no doubt perhaps possibly presumably seemingly

STRONG

believably

WEAK

as likely as not as the case may be assumably dollars to doughnuts expediently feasibly imaginably in all likelihood in all probability like enough maybe most likely one can assume perchance practicably presumptively reasonably to all appearances

Antonyms

STRONGEST

improbably uncertain unlikely

Example Sentences

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Plausibly, while some residents enjoyed a cozy snow day inside, others ventured onto snow-clogged roads and got stuck for hours.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2015

Plausibly, the survival advantage of vision gave rise to our reflexive bias for believing that the world is as we perceive it to be, an error that psychologists and philosophers call naive realism.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2013

Even a TE crowd should have no trouble picking the ethically 'right' side of that decision. teacup775 in reply to MrRFox May 29th 2013 6:28 GMT Plausibly.

From Economist • May 28, 2013

Plausibly entrenching himself behind the conceded mysteries of his art, the mechanician withheld present explanation.

From The Piazza Tales by Melville, Herman

Plausibly implying as it does, that a system of complete laissez-faire is the logical outcome of the doctrines set forth, it seems to furnish a disproof of them by reductio ad absurdum.

From Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library by Spencer, Herbert

plausibly

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