Possibly
Possibly adverb - It is possible.
Usage example: he may possibly recover after such a serious mistake, but it doesn't seem likely
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Synonyms for Possibly
Supposedly and possibly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supposedly" instead an adverb "Possibly".
Nearby Words: possible, possibility
Supposedly
Supposedly adverb - Believed or reputed to be the case.
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Synonyms for Supposedly
Possibly and supposedly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Possibly" instead an adverb "Supposedly".
Nearby Word: supposed
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Related pairs
- likely and possibly
- likely and supposedly
- apparently and possibly
- apparently and supposedly
- presumably and possibly
- presumably and supposedly
- probably and possibly
- probably and supposedly
- doubtless and possibly
- doubtless and supposedly
- ostensibly and possibly
- ostensibly and supposedly
- evidently and possibly
- evidently and supposedly
Both words in one sentence
- Likely due to being probably one of the worst villains in the show (possibly even worse than Him, who is supposedly the devil himself), which makes him rather easy to remember.
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Possibly the most iconic Cool Sword of all is Excalibur, the sword the Lady in the Lake gave to King Arthur (which supposedly wasn't the original Sword in the Stone).
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A possibly unintentional example; Xander from Buffy the Vampire Slayer is fairly ripped for a supposedly unattractive geek.
Source: Clark Kent Outfit
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