conceivably
adverb
con·ceiv·ably
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Definition of conceivably
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: in a conceivable manner
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Synonyms for conceivably
Synonyms
maybe, mayhap, perchance, perhaps, possibly
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Examples of conceivably in a Sentence
we could conceivably finish the project next week
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And conceivably, more high-level players on the age cusp could try and reclassify as an attempt to avoid being buried in the 2022 draft. — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, "NBA Draft Dispatch: LaMelo Ball, Cade Cunningham and What’s Next," 22 Aug. 2019 The parcels of forest that are left could conceivably be sold as a single block, severing the corridor. — Steve Winter, National Geographic, "The struggle to protect a vital jaguar corridor," 21 Aug. 2019 Plastic in the ocean could conceivably come from anywhere. — Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, "A dead baby dugong is a reminder that the US helped cause Thailand’s plastic problem," 20 Aug. 2019 While the panels might conceivably be removable, some board members indicated that the intention was to keep the mural from view. — Washington Post, "San Francisco to keep but cover up divisive mural," 14 Aug. 2019 This could conceivably be something that the NCAA would want more information on. — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, "David Grissom's inaction on Louisville basketball scandal is inexplicable, indefensible," 12 Aug. 2019 Which means that the situation in Hong Kong — which has descended into violence after months of protests — could conceivably get a whole lot worse. — Alex Ward, Vox, "China signals possible military intervention to stop the Hong Kong protests," 1 Aug. 2019 But that’s less likely now that the Giants are in the wild-card hunt and could conceivably face the Dodgers in the Division Series. — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, "Giants-Dodgers at the MLB trade deadline is good theater," 30 July 2019 Some shoppers could conceivably mistake the soundtrack of those games for actual gunshots. — Chris Isidore, CNN, "Walmart pulls violent video game displays from its stores, but it will still sell guns," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'conceivably.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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