Definitions

probably

[prob-uh-blee] / ˈprɒb ə bli /

ADVERB

likely to happen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apparently doubtless no doubt perhaps possibly presumably seemingly

STRONG

believably plausibly

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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“The other one is an outcome of probably stark and steep recession.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Anyone who ever lost a cat never understood the cat was probably still around, just prowling in another part of its territory.

From Literature

His eyes break from mine, seem to sweep over me, but it happens so fast, I probably imagined it.

From Literature

Which also meant he was probably headed for the same afterworld as nearly every other bear: Peace.

From Literature

The small drone, probably fired from Lebanon, hit a hangar on a side of the base used by the US Air Force.

From BBC