imaginably

adverb

as in practically

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imaginably
  1. practically
  2. conceivably
  3. reasonably
  4. possibly
  5. plausibly
  6. perhaps
  7. potentially
Adverb
  • Remember the old Popeye and spinach routine, where the squinty-eyed sailor scarfs down a can of leafy greens and his muscles practically burst out of his shirt?
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The chase for a third consecutive World Series championship is historically and essentially and practically kaput.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of practically
Adverb
  • Merkley and Daines are trying to find changes that everyone can live with, so their ideas could conceivably pass no matter who wins in November.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The league could conceivably sell a package of Monday-only games to a streaming service looking to increase subscriber and advertising revenue.
    — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of conceivably
Adverb
  • That model assumes a reasonably stable relationship between labor input and useful output, but AI weakens that relationship.
    — Luis Aburto, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • All three show up in binoculars under a reasonably dark sky, while a small telescope starts to resolve them into individual stars.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of reasonably
Adverb
  • But can a single supplier, no matter how competent and experienced, possibly be relied upon to deliver such a critical part of both forces’ future warfighting capacity?
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Experts say the state-of-the-art Ion robotic bronchoscopy would have indicated whether the tumor was malignant and possibly whether cancer had spread to the lymph nodes.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of possibly
Adverb
  • More plausibly, CPUs, GPUs, AI accelerators, HPC and quantum resources will coexist, selected driven by workload economics and suitability.
    — Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Fortunately for Jackson, Mainers’ energy bills are expected to soar in the campaign’s final weeks, plausibly increasing voters’ appetite for change in the process.
    — Eric Levitz, Vox, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of plausibly
Adverb
  • Better assignments could follow, perhaps a pay rise or promotion.
    — Christoph Trattner, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Brewers’ final tying blow came on William Contreras’ fifth-inning homer against Kris Bubic, who has struggled in this postseason and perhaps shouldn’t have been in the game.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of perhaps
Adverb
  • The language suggests the deal involves obligations that have yet to be fulfilled, potentially including a financial payment.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The benefits of space exploration extend well beyond the Moon, potentially driving advances in energy storage, electric vehicles and other technologies on Earth.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of potentially
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