maybe
adverb
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Synonyms for maybe
Synonyms: Adverb
conceivably, mayhap, perchance, perhaps, possibly
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maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurryRecent Examples on the Web: Adverb
In a village about 25 minutes from Freeport, maybe two houses were livable. — Fox News, "Reporter's Notebook: Dorian leaves wrecked homes and lives on Grand Bahama Island," 8 Sep. 2019 And for the customers, getting your hands on the hard-to-get meats means bragging rights and maybe a boost in Instagram followers. — San Antonio Express-News, "52 Weeks of BBQ: Naming the best of the best San Antonio barbecue," 30 Aug. 2019 Thatâs probably better for just about everyoneâs future, except maybe Joe Bidenâs. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "Is the Biden Bubble About to Burst?," 23 Aug. 2019 Speaking of houses: Mozart grew up just down the street from the Mozarteum â maybe a three-minute walk away â and even closer to CafĂ© Bazar. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, "Mozart & Co. at the Salzburg Festival," 22 Aug. 2019 And all the while youâre infused with an understanding of the importance of sharks, and maybe an appreciation for them. — Georgia Frances King, Quartz, "Proof of a successful life isnât fameâitâs getting something done," 22 Aug. 2019 Make them for your end-of-summer barbecue, but be sure to provide plenty of napkins (and maybe a plate of crunchy, bright vegetables for some refreshment). — Sarah Jampel, Bon AppĂ©tit, "How to Buy the Right Kind of Pork Ribs," 21 Aug. 2019 The sixth century was a rough time to be alive: Lower-than-average temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere triggered crop failure, famine, and maybe even the onset of bubonic plague. — Katherine Kornei, Science | AAAS, "âMysteryâ volcano that cooled the ancient world traced to El Salvador," 16 Aug. 2019 Kamecuâs idea is these women will supposedly be rewarded for their goodwomanness maybe with fair treatment, more support for female politicians etc. — Ciku Kimeria, Quartz Africa, "Kenyan politics is a boysâ game, but women are fighting hard for their rightful seat at the table," 12 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Maybe Apple will redesign the keyboard or maybe Intel will finally deliver a better processor or maybe, well, there are a lot of maybes. — Dieter Bohn, The Verge, "Apple MacBook Air (2019) review: the new normal," 17 July 2019 But thatâs a lot of maybes to receive in return for an MVP finalist and perennial DPOY candidate. — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, "Clippers Acquire Paul George From Thunder in Most Shocking Move of the Summer," 6 July 2019 My heart accelerated through all the scenes of waiting, by the phone and at the doctor's office, the shots, the treatment plans, the maybe, maybe, maybes, and sorry, sorry, sorrys. — Elissa Strauss, Glamour, "This Netflix Movie Perfectly Pinpoints What's So Maddening About IVF," 11 Oct. 2018 But those maybes had always been accompanied by a long list of reasons why a virus wouldn't work. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Using a virus to kill what antibiotics canât," 18 July 2018 All of those maybes should help to explain the outsize popularity of SpongeBobâs BFF Patrick. — Michael Andor Brodeur, BostonGlobe.com, "How did Patrick Star of âSpongeBobâ become a meme phenomenon?," 12 July 2018 Thatâs a lot of ifs, maybes and calculations, something that few people in any corner wish to have more of in a program that is already confounding. — Ron Lieber, New York Times, "How to Apply for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Fix-It Fund," 23 May 2018 With enough maybes, investors wonât have to worry about prosaic matters like Lyft stealing away riders and drivers. — Owen Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, "Uber is branching out. Is it more like Amazon or Yahoo?," 26 Apr. 2018 What was left in the West was a collection of maybes or could-have-beens. — John Cherwa, latimes.com, "This year's Kentucky Derby could be a west side story," 23 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'maybe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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