conceivably

adverb

con·​ceiv·​ably kən-ˈsē-və-blē How to pronounce conceivably (audio)
1
: in a conceivable manner
2
: it may be conceived : possibly
we could conceivably finish next week

Examples of conceivably in a Sentence

we could conceivably finish the project next week
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For decades, the song was a holy grail for Fab Four devotees, the last song the whole band could conceivably all participate in. August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 Barring November’s aberration in Bruges — where Emery immediately made his anger known to players — Villa followed the theme of consistency which has led them to this point and, conceivably, the biggest night of their season. Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025 Car license plates captured on camera by autonomous cars could conceivably be connected to their owner and used to identify and track them, for example. Bernard Marr, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 But the finished product feels relatively humorless, leaving the cast looking silly in scenes that might conceivably have flown if played as deadpan comedy — not a tenor achieved or seemingly even aimed for here. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for conceivably 

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of conceivably was in 1625

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“Conceivably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conceivably. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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