Synonyms for perchance

Most common

perhaps · possibly

All synonyms

Adverb

Definitions

1. adv. 1

   Perhaps.

   You wouldn't, perchance, have a bottle opener on you, would you?

Example sentences

• perhaps Perhaps they can feel the lines with their bodies.
• possibly That's the worst thing that could possibly happen.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

maybe², haply

6 letters

mayhap

7 letters

perhaps²

8 letters

possibly³

9 letters

hapchance

12 letters

peradventure

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (maybe² = 2 syllables).