maybe
maybe is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Perhaps; possibly; peradventure. Maybe the amorous count solicits her. Shak. In a liberal and, maybe, somewhat reckless way. Tylor.
- 2.Possible; probable, but not sure. [R.] Then add those maybe years thou hast to live. Driden.
- 3.Possibility; uncertainty. [R.] What they offer is mere maybe and shift. Creech.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accessible
- achievable
- admit
- agreement
- and
- anything
- are
- attainable
- barely
- bear
- but
- chance
- compatibility
- compatible
- conceivable
- contingency
- contingent
- credible
- dice
- distance
- doubtful
- effect
- feasibility
- feasible
- haply
- have
- improbable
- inter
- just
- likely
- luck
- marginally
- may
- mayhap
- measurable
- misericordia
- obtainable
- ours
- peradventure
- perchance
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is maybe.
- What is perhaps; possibly; peradventure. Maybe the amorous count solicits her. Shak. In a liberal and, maybe, somewhat reckless way. Tylor called?
- What is possible; probable, but not sure. [R.] Then add those maybe years thou hast to live. Driden called?
- What is possibility; uncertainty. [R.] What they offer is mere maybe and shift. Creech called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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