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maybe

[mey-bee] / ˈmeɪ bi /
ADVERB
possibly
Synonyms
STRONG
perchance perhaps
WEAK
as it may be can be conceivable conceivably could be credible feasible imaginably it could be might be obtainable weather permitting
Antonyms
WEAK
certainly definitely surely

Example Sentences

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So I will do exactly the same and maybe three times in a row it will happen.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“Maybe we take Kharg Island, maybe we don’t. We have a lot of options,” Trump said.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

“And maybe you shouldn’t speak every day,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

What’s more, SpaceX threatens to overshadow just about any other company that might look to IPO later this year, except maybe for ChatGPT owner OpenAI and Claude developer Anthropic.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

And now everything would be weird between us, and maybe we wouldn’t even be able to stay best friends anymore, which is exactly what I’d wanted to avoid.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.