Could be
Possibly
Possibly adverb - It is possible.
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Synonyms for Possibly
Could be and possibly are semantically related in by chance topic. Sometimes you can use "Could be" instead an adverb "Possibly".
Nearby Words: possible, possibility
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- likely and could be
- likely and possibly
- presumably and could be
- presumably and possibly
- probably and could be
- probably and possibly
- perchance and could be
- perchance and possibly
- maybe and could be
- maybe and possibly
- perhaps and could be
- perhaps and possibly
- conceivably and could be
- conceivably and possibly
Both terms in one sentence
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Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny and Tweety Bird could be viewed like this during the famous falling scene, but could be Fridge Brilliance in that they (possibly) knew Lena would be there to catch him.
Source: Film / Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Probably just a neutral summation of the history of Quebec... but it could be taken as implying that the English (and English Canada) are still viewed as conquerors, and possibly enemies.
Source: Badass Creed / Real Life - Since 5 opens with you apparently just woken up in a new lab, it could be assumed you simply put them down somewhere between games, possibly in the part of the lab you can no longer reach.
Source: Videogame / Submachine
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