assumably

adverb

Definition of assumablynext
as in probably
by reasonable assumption assumably, the package deal for the cruise includes air fare

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumably
  1. probably
  2. likely
  3. maybe
  4. perhaps
Adverb
  • Loading your audio article Of all the overseas leaders avidly watching the U.S. election results, the two happiest were probably Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
    Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
  • If these workers are deported, the food industry will probably have great difficulty replacing them.
    Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of probably
Adverb
  • Still, if the Sharks’ template is any indication, the Penguins will likely be challenged to become contenders again — not just this season but for years to come.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Dat Truong, 32, a 10-year Denver police officer, will likely be decertified from working as a police officer in Colorado due to the conviction.
    Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of likely
Adverb
  • Over the next few years, a plague of disorder will descend upon America, and maybe the world, shaking everything loose.
    David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • At this point, you’re left with radiation from the sun, solar wind particles that get blown off the sun, and maybe some tiny meteorites that pelt the debris time and time again, but the process of breaking something down at this point would take thousands of years.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of maybe
Adverb
  • Now comes perhaps his biggest challenge yet: Taking over a San Jose Earthquakes team that finished last in the entire league and gave up the most goals (78) in MLS history.
    Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Despite all this—or perhaps because of it—Trump won a popular majority.
    Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of perhaps
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“Assumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assumably. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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