credibly

adverb

Definition of crediblynext
as in believably

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credibly
  1. probably
  2. likely
  3. outwardly
  4. possibly
  5. apparently
  6. ostensibly
  7. seemingly
  8. supposedly
Adverb
  • It's expected to be finalized in October. ELECTIONS 2024 The three lieutenant governor candidates had their first and probably only debate on Tuesday at the state fair ― a mostly placid affair with room for only a few polite political jabs.
    Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Kirby Smart is now the clear king of SEC football coaches and probably No. 1 in the nation.
    Marc Weiszer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of probably
Adverb
  • And favorable winds blew west across the Atlantic Ocean when the insects likely traveled.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • What would Christmas Day be like in most families without the member who cares enough to rise the earliest on Christmas morning and likely becomes the last whose weary head hits the pillow that night?
    Mike Masterson, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of likely
Adverb
  • Jenny lives on a corner lot in Port Hope, in a modest white cottage with Victorian trim which outwardly resembles her mother’s house in Clinton.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to sweet, weak Don, there’s Suzanne (Jessica Hecht, like Irwin, an actor who’s perfected idiosyncrasy as performance style), a middle-age longtime Berkeley resident, most likely rich but outwardly maintaining the vaguely hippiesh appearance and demeanor of her younger self.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of outwardly
Adverb
  • One linked to a letter possibly written by the teen prior to the shooting.
    Will Carless, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • It was kind of meant to be an invitation to Luca and to the actors to find something and to find a way to communicate what was happening that couldn’t possibly be communicated in words.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of possibly
Adverb
  • Biden apparently mixed her up with Spears, who was making headlines thanks to a new memoir but was not touring.
    Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
  • This, the researchers were quick to point out, was not apparently down to law enforcement takedown action as is often the case.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of apparently
Adverb
  • Scarlet and Violet are, ostensibly, the first open-world Pokémon games.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Samuel shows up at her home, ostensibly for some sort of IT security fix for her laptop or something, charms her husband and daughters — and horrifies Romy.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of ostensibly
Adverb
  • Maryland running back Roman Hemby entered the transfer portal Monday, his agent Shawn O’Gorman confirmed to The Baltimore Sun, seemingly ending his tenure as the team’s starter for the past three years.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Pro-annexation Israeli hardliners, seemingly bolstered by Trump’s picks, are pushing the idea with new verve.
    Rosemary Kelanic, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of seemingly
Adverb
  • After Nolan Arenado rejected a trade to the Houston Astros on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers have supposedly played an Uno reverse card on him.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Production will supposedly take place in the first half of 2025.
    Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of supposedly
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