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conceivably

[kuhn-see-vuhb-lee] / kənˈsi vəb li /
ADVERB
hopefully
Synonyms
WEAK
expectedly feasibly
Antonyms
WEAK
doubtfully gloomily hopelessly
ADVERB
maybe
Synonyms
STRONG
perchance perhaps
WEAK
as it may be can be conceivable could be 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 could be credible feasible imaginably it could be might be obtainable weather permitting
ADVERB
on paper
Synonyms
WEAK
abstractly hypothetically theoretically
ADVERB
perchance
Synonyms
STRONG
mayhap perhaps
WEAK
as it may be can be conceivable could be credible feasible imaginably it could be might be obtainable weather permitting
ADVERB
perhaps
Synonyms
STRONG
maybe perchance
WEAK
as it may be as the case may be feasibly for all one knows imaginably it may be reasonably
Antonyms
WEAK
improbably never unlikely
ADVERB
possibly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
likely perhaps probably
STRONG
maybe peradventure perchance
WEAK
God willing at all by any chance by any means could be if possible in any way not impossibly within realm of possibility
Antonyms
STRONGEST
improbably unlikely
WEAK
impossibly

Example Sentences

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If Venkatesham and Lange get the next big decision wrong it could conceivably end with Spurs in the Championship, leaving a scar on their record that would be impossible to recover from.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“The only risk is that the company doesn’t grow as fast as it could conceivably grow, and over time, there is more competition.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Everyone hopes to win on their prediction-market bets, but losses in the Super Bowl could conceivably trim the tax bill for an investor who won in the stock market, Creech said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

They include PagerDuty, Ambarella, and Qualys, a $4 billion cybersecurity company that competes in a crowded industry and could conceivably fit under the roof of one of the larger providers.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

This was no reason, however, not to tell Maurice that conceivably adenine was attracted to thymine and guanine to cytosine.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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