📖 Definitions of "Perhaps"
noun
- 1
An uncertainty.
adverb
- 1
Modifies a verb, indicating a lack of certainty.
"Perhaps John will come over for dinner."
- 2
By chance.
🔄 Synonyms of "Perhaps"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| peradventurenoun | (archaic) Perchance or maybe; perhaps; supposing. |
| perchance | (dated) perhaps; by chance |
| possibly | (modifying a clause or predicate) Perhaps; indicates that the proposition may be true (is not certainly false) regardless of any facts or circumstances known to, stated by or implied by the speaker. |
| maybenoun | Perhaps, possibly. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Perhaps"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| perchance | (dated) perhaps; by chance |
| maybe | Perhaps, possibly. |
| peradventure | (archaic) Perchance or maybe; perhaps; supposing. |
| possibly | (modifying a clause or predicate) Perhaps; indicates that the proposition may be true (is not certainly false) regardless of any facts or circumstances known to, stated by or implied by the speaker. |
| doubtnoun | (ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question. |
| not | Negates the meaning of the modified verb. |
| doubtless | Without doubt; certainly; definitely; very probably, in all likelihood; doubtlessly. |
| surely | (sentence adverb) Certainly, undoubtedly. |
| undoubtedly | Without doubt; definitely. |
| apparently | Seemingly; in appearance. |
| obviously | In an obvious or clearly apparent manner. |
| evidently | In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred. |
| certainly | Without doubt, surely. |
| sometimes | On some occasions, over some periods, or in certain circumstances, but not always. |
| mayhap | (archaic, rare) Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance. |
| couldverb | conditional of can |
| possiblenoun | (comparable) Capable of being done or achieved; feasible. |
| hopefully | (not comparable) It is hoped that; I hope; we hope. |
| wishverb | A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen. |
| mightnoun | (auxiliary) simple past of may |
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