credibly

adverb

Definition of crediblynext
as in believably

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credibly
  1. probably
  2. likely
  3. outwardly
  4. possibly
  5. apparently
  6. ostensibly
  7. seemingly
  8. supposedly
Adverb
  • Antar said that with the granite base, the sculpture probably weighs closer to 90 pounds.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Then again, a healthy Kreider probably has more value to teams trying to make a long playoff run.
    Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of probably
Adverb
  • But Biden leaves office on Jan. 20, and the recovery effort will likely sprawl for years to come.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
  • While flying home from a northeastern race, likely from New Hampshire Motor Speedway or Dover International Speedway, Martin's private jet trip took an unexpected turn that has stayed with him for years.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of likely
Adverb
  • The internal struggle to remain strong for the family and community often leads to silently carrying emotional weight while outwardly uplifting others.
    Essence, Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
  • In the lawsuit, the trade groups say the new rule violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a law that outwardly permits consumer reporting agencies to report information about medical debt and authorizes creditors to consider that information.
    Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of outwardly
Adverb
  • Positive, everyday actions can make a difference in brain health, even lowering the risk of cognitive decline and possibly Alzheimer’s and dementia.
    Kristen Cusato, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Already, the stock market and small business confidence have leaped since Trump’s election, possibly triggering more investment and hiring as early as 2025, the economists said.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of possibly
Adverb
  • Donald Trump and Mike Pence Shake Hands During First Interaction in Nearly 4 Years Pence also addressed his wife Karen, 68, apparently staring straight ahead and declining to acknowledge Trump and Melania in a seemingly tense moment that was caught on tape.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
  • In their five years of knowing each other, this is the first time that Johnny Mac has been invited over to Thadeus’s apartment—though that, apparently, had not been enough to move Thadeus’s housekeeping hand.
    Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of apparently
Adverb
  • Their agreeing to interfere came right after Trump spoke by phone with Alito, ostensibly about an applicant for an agency general counsel position that had been an Alito clerk.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • December ostensibly marked a return to a more stable labor market after Southeast hurricanes and worker strikes hammered employment totals in October, leading to higher-than-normal payroll gains the following month.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of ostensibly
Adverb
  • Even as seemingly innocuous a ban as the one the FDA is now instituting could face legal challenges from manufacturers.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The video features the Joy-Con seemingly snapping to a cover as though attracted by a magnetic force.
    Ash Parrish, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of seemingly
Adverb
  • In an October 2024 Time interview, Antonoff comments on his varying musical projects and how he’s viewed as someone who’s supposedly busier than other artists.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Nevertheless, she’s missed the connection slated to take her farther west, over the mountains to a place called Crooks Springs, where her husband is supposedly living, but possibly not waiting.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of supposedly
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