POTENTIALLY Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

potentially

adverb

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as in certainly

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Recent Examples of potentially The Steelers’ offense could limit his upside, but the opportunity in a potentially high-scoring game is too good to pass up. — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026 This risks grid instability and drives up system-firming costs, which potentially limits industrial growth. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026 Alongside it, a potentially new pipeline has emerged, championed as the era of the YouTube creator, something Tribeca Festival has already embraced through offerings like the Creators Market. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 The transactions would require shareholder and regulatory approval, including from France’s financial markets authority, with votes expected in December and the tender offer potentially opening in the first quarter of 2027. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for potentially

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Adverb

There are certainly French sensibilities that shape the experience too, from the entertainment to the dining, which is always French at heart.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Any deal would almost certainly need to accept the Houthis’ participation in Yemeni politics and provide the group economic benefits, possibly including a share of Yemen’s oil revenues.

— RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of certainly

Adverb

To their credit, several of them clearly took a great interest in learning basic Greenlandic words, facts, and folklore, and were eager to share.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Many could barely see the painting clearly with their own eyes, yet they were focused on capturing it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of clearly

Adverb

Forty-six years later, women have undoubtedly made enormous strides in the workplace.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Highlights from the collection, where the standard is high enough to undoubtedly make headlines the day of the sale, are below.

— Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of undoubtedly

Adverb

Schlosser definitely got the job done Friday night, rushing for 111 yards and scoring a touchdown to rally Oak Lawn to a 21-14 South Suburban Red victory in overtime over host Evergreen Park.

— Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Lovely feeling in this prewar apartment, with nice light and plenty of space — definitely pretty far out, though.

— Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of definitely

Adverb

More is surely going on, undetected or unreported, even as there has been a minor online symphony of whistle-blowing, alarm-bell tolling, and pleas for legislative action.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
The clothes, which always carried an element of tongue-in-cheek, paraded this sense of an triumphal ascent as surely as the Europeans had done with their get-ups in the late seventeenth century.

— Lucy Sante, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of surely

Adverb

One fight that probably won’t have as much intrigue, but still should be fun, is between Gable Steveson and Sean Sharaf.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Why pet owners are building dog grooming routines The biggest driver behind the boom in luxury pet accessories probably is not beauty at all.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of probably

Adverb

The National Weather Service said Tropical Storm Nolo would likely strengthen before closing in on the Big Island on Friday or Saturday.

— MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
The structure of the deal leaves the studio, which declined to comment, with more than $80 billion in debt and roughly $3 billion in annual free cash flow, figures that will likely handicap the studio’s operations moving forward.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of likely

Adverb

Authorities, though, had not been able to positively identify him until a missing persons report was made to police earlier this month.

— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
That's also the quarter that positively shifted Jim Cramer's view of the stock following months of disappointment in the enterprise software giant.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

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