as the case may be

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perhaps adv.
probably adv.

ADVERB

perhaps

Synonyms

STRONG

maybe perchance

WEAK

as it may be conceivably feasibly for all one knows imaginably it may be reasonably

Antonyms

WEAK

improbably never unlikely

ADVERB

probably

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apparently doubtless no doubt perhaps possibly presumably seemingly

STRONG

believably plausibly

WEAK

as likely as not 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

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as the case may be

Or not stare at, as the case may be.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026

The order says the trial will commence on Aug. 14 or “as soon thereafter as the case may be called.”

From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

Aitch, another United fan, will perform his headline set as Manchester City aim to complete their treble... or not, as the case may be.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2023

Having tried to live their lives according to their values as Catholics, artists or patriots, as the case may be, they are finally learning that values are not amulets against disaster.

From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2023

Unfortunately, or not, as the case may be, this vice seems to be rampant at our school.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

as the case may be

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