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
  • Most DMVs were probably set up without much concern toward allowing multiple paths.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • My Method Actor, Nilüfer Yanya If Nilüfer Yanya decided to put down her guitar and pursue a career as a vocalist, most of her fans probably wouldn’t protest.
    Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of probably
Adverb
  • And unlike in cases where people have misled law enforcement about their disappearance, police likely won't investigate Kobayashi further, Jeanis said.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Soto's contract likely drove up the market for Guerrero, who's set to be the premier position player in next year's free agency class.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of likely
Adverb
  • Aligning all departments around this goal ensures consistent messaging and a unified mission, with employees reflecting this outwardly in their interactions with customers.
    Anna Convery-Pelletier, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • While human cooking may outwardly appear more complex, with both more items in the sequence and within each chunk, the approach is generally the same.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of outwardly
Adverb
  • Venus will also conjunct your modern ruler, Pluto, later that day, deepening your connections and possibly prompting a transformative shift in your love life or within a family dynamic.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The suspect departs from the hostel, police say, possibly by bike.
    Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of possibly
Adverb
  • The promise comes several days after a man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson said he was motivated by hatred of that system ‒ a hatred apparently shared by many people who have taken to social media in the days since the Dec. 4 killing.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • In trying to establish a motive for the alleged murder, authorities have cited a note that was apparently found on Mangione when he was arrested at a McDonald’s, in central Pennsylvania.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of apparently
Adverb
  • Even the Paris Agreement, ostensibly a plan to limit climate change to an acceptable level, is swampy.
    Wal van Lierop, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Around-the-clock checks and 24/7 lighting are ostensibly security measures, but Dolovich is skeptical that such measures actually help prevent suicides or escapes.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of ostensibly
Adverb
  • Instead, as the sun goes down, the crowd gazes out over the ocean where a pair of red lips suddenly seemingly appears out of nowhere.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Pro-annexation Israeli hardliners, seemingly bolstered by Trump’s picks, are pushing the idea with new verve.
    Rosemary Kelanic, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of seemingly
Adverb
  • When Core Scientific proposed building its data center in town—a project that would supposedly deliver the utility up to $8 million a year in revenue—the city’s local power utility was $140 million in debt after a historic winter storm in 2021.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The stagnation that has supposedly plagued U.S. ties with Latin America in recent years may have had less to do with a lack of bandwidth or ambition in Washington than some believe.
    Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of supposedly
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