Synonyms for perhaps

Most common

maybe · possibly · mayhaps

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Adverb

Antonyms

indubitably

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Definitions

1. adv. 1

   Possibly.

   There was a perhaps credible witness.

Example sentences

• maybe I thought maybe I'd better not go home right away.
• 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, belike

7 letters

mayhaps

8 letters

possibly³, bechance

9 letters

perchance²

12 letters

peradventure

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