PLAUSIBLY Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

plausibly

adverb

Definition of plausibly

as in reasonably

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Recent Examples of plausibly The researchers compared each graduate’s actual first employer against every other firm that plausibly could have hired them, then measured how the presence of fellow Ivy Leaguers at those firms shaped where graduates actually landed. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 The court found that investors had plausibly alleged that certain statements about the trial design could have been misleading. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 29 July 2026 What The Board Is Betting On Now The bull case is real, which is why the bid arrived at a premium and why the board could plausibly hold out for more, even if doing so proves poor judgment. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The Alphabet subsidiary filed 488 crash reports to the agency during the study period, of which researchers found 89 definitely or plausibly police-reportable. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026 If Platner survived the Times story about his exes, then that may primarily be because some of the allegations therein were murky, and the worst of them were plausibly consistent with Platner’s tale of personal growth. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 7 July 2026 No previous American leader could plausibly have presided over the scene of a tattooed Brazilian fighter in a black cowboy hat and Lycra shorts running out of the White House, saluted by honor guards, with the intent of pulverizing another human being. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026 An athlete who could earn more in NIL but for House constraints can plausibly argue they are being prevented from earning compensation. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026 It has been plausibly linked to everything from a great shift in the world financial order to the invention of punk rock. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 23 May 2026

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Well, as strong as any goalie’s case can reasonably be — goalies are still very volatile after all.

— Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Statute 8-2109 says that police may issue a traffic violation or make an arrest at the site of a crash if the driver is reasonably suspected to have committed any traffic offense in connection with the accident.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

Definition of reasonably

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By removing the two seats and taking capacity down to 150 seats, United could conceivably eliminate one flight attendant per flight and save money on staffing, said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst for Atmosphere Research.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Marcelo Mayer, who opened the season as the Red Sox’s starting second baseman, conceivably could be one of them.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of conceivably

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Fetterman and McCormick even launched a joint fundraising committee, practically unheard-of for senators from different parties.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 31 July 2026
The jokes practically wrote themselves as an eclectic group of progressive pastors, imams and a rabbi walked into a room, finding their seats around a table to talk about religion and politics.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of practically

Adverb

If more teams find themselves in the market for defenders who can wear multiple hats at multiple levels, the 2027 (and possibly 2028) NFL Draft class probably won’t disappoint.

— Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Widespread totals of 2 to 4 inches, with up to 6 inches in the strongest thunderstorms, are possible from the western Florida Panhandle to southern portions of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and possibly the Texas coast.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of possibly

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So perhaps, Brooks suggests, Shai meddling in this new potential romance between her and Liam has more to do with his own feelings rather than Hudson’s.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 July 2026
New York is perhaps the most competitive comedy environment in the world, and to perform at most clubs, a comedian must audition and earn the recommendation of other comics.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 July 2026

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