conceivably

American  

[kuhn-see-vuhb-lee] / kənˈsi vəb li /

adverb

1. as an outside chance; in a way that is possible, though not likely.

2. in a way that is possible to conceive or imagine.

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Example Sentences

“The only risk is that the company doesn’t grow as fast as it could conceivably grow, and over time, there is more competition.”

From The Wall Street Journal

I suppose one can come up with a narrative for why such outside activities conceivably could benefit a company whose CEO is a “superstar.”

From MarketWatch

Everyone hopes to win on their prediction-market bets, but losses in the Super Bowl could conceivably trim the tax bill for an investor who won in the stock market, Creech said.

From MarketWatch

Since the 1990s, astronomers have definitively found thousands of such exoplanets, other destinations to which we might conceivably “disperse.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Joan’s decision should conceivably be easy; obviously, you’d choose to spend eternity with the person you were married to for six decades as opposed to someone you were married to for a blip.

From Salon

Related Words

• likely
• perhaps
• probably