Hands down
Hands down adverb - Without any question.
Usage example: she is hands down the most gifted musician in the class
Probably and hands down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Probably" instead an adverb phrase "Hands down".
Probably
Probably adverb - By reasonable assumption.
Hands down and probably are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hands down" instead an adverb "Probably".
Nearby Words: probable, probability
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- really and hands down
- really and probably
- truly and hands down
- truly and probably
- well and hands down
- well and probably
- definitely and hands down
- definitely and probably
- indeed and hands down
- indeed and probably
- plainly and hands down
- plainly and probably
- certainly and hands down
- certainly and probably
Both terms in one sentence
- Weak, but Skilled: Ranma is obviously far from weak, but he tends to have less in the way of raw power than anything that could actually challenge him, but he's also hands down the most skilled fighter at Youkai Academy and probably the most experienced as well.
Source: Fan Fic / Big Human On Campus - But probably hands down the weirdest pairing is Asuka/Judai's TOWEL.
Source: Crack Pairing / Anime and Manga
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