probably
Adverb
- with considerable certainty; without much doubt
- "He is probably out of the country"
- easy to believe on the basis of available evidence
- "he will probably win the election"
Adv
- In all likelihood.
Examples
- He probably will arrive tomorrow.
- He'll probably arrive tomorrow.
- It is probably too late for amends.
- It probably is too late for amends.
- Probably he'll arrive tomorrow.
- Probably it is too late for amends.
- Probably she has arrived by now.
- She has probably arrived by now.
- She probably has arrived by now.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English probably, probabily, equivalent to probable + -ly.
Synonyms
believably, belike, credibly, in all likelihood, in all probability, likely, plausibly, in all probability#Adverb, likely#Adverb, more than likely#Adverb
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
probably: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordprobably: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
probably: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary