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could be

ADVERB
maybe
Synonyms
STRONG
perchance perhaps
WEAK
as it may be can be conceivable conceivably credible feasible imaginably it could be might be obtainable weather permitting
Antonyms
WEAK
certainly definitely surely
ADVERB
mayhap
Synonyms
STRONG
perchance perhaps
WEAK
as it may be can be conceivable conceivably credible feasible imaginably it could be might be obtainable weather permitting
ADVERB
perchance
Synonyms
STRONG
mayhap perhaps
WEAK
as it may be can be conceivable conceivably credible feasible imaginably it could be might be obtainable weather permitting
ADVERB
possibly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conceivably likely perhaps probably
STRONG
maybe peradventure perchance
WEAK
God willing at all by any chance by any means if possible in any way not impossibly within realm of possibility
Antonyms
STRONGEST
improbably unlikely
WEAK
impossibly

Example Sentences

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Some fear Japan could be drawn into conflict again, a sentiment that is playing out on the streets.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The stock could be forming a double bottom base, offering good risk/reward.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Attorney Harold Mesick, who secured a not-guilty verdict in Ruben Flores’ accessory charges, told The Times in 2023 the idea that a body could be in Susan Flores’ yard is “ludicrous.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Why its new Microsoft deal could be ’game-changing.’

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

“I could be completely mistaken. But I can’t help but get the oddest sense that your father didn’t believe it was a good idea for you to go to France.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse