100 Words to Use Instead of “Maybe”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	allegedly	Claimed without proof; possibly true.
2.	apparently	As far as one knows; seemingly true.
3.	arguably	It could be argued; possibly true.
4.	as it happens	By chance; in fact; perhaps unexpectedly.
5.	assumably	Presumably; based on assumption.
6.	at a guess	An estimate without certainty.
7.	at times	Sometimes; on occasion.
8.	belike	Perhaps; in all likelihood.
9.	broadly	Generally; not precisely.
10.	by all accounts	According to reports; seemingly true.
11.	by chance	Possibly occurring randomly; perhaps.
12.	by the look of it	Judging from appearances; perhaps.
13.	by the sound of it	Judging from what’s heard; perhaps.
14.	chance is	Probably; there’s a good chance.
15.	conceivably	Possibly; it can be imagined.
16.	contingently	Depending on conditions; not certain.
17.	could be	Possibly is; not definite.
18.	could happen	Might occur; not certain.
19.	dare I say	Perhaps; tentatively stated.
20.	doubtfully	With doubt; uncertainly.
21.	dubiously	In a doubtful or skeptical way.
22.	eventually	At some point; perhaps later.
23.	for all I know	As far as I’m aware; possibly.
24.	for aught I know	For all I know; possibly.
25.	generally	In most cases; usually.
26.	guessably	Perhaps; inferred by guessing.
27.	halfway likely	Somewhat probable; not certain.
28.	hard to say	Uncertain; difficult to determine.
29.	hypothetically	In theory; not necessarily actual.
30.	if anything	If at all; perhaps slightly.
31.	if need be	If necessary; possibly.
32.	if so	If that is true; possibly.
33.	in all likelihood	Very probably; almost certainly.
34.	in case	As a precaution; possibly needed.
35.	in due course	At some later time; perhaps.
36.	in some measure	To some extent; partly.
37.	in the event	If it happens; possibly.
38.	in the long run	Eventually; perhaps over time.
39.	in theory	Conceptually; possibly but unproven.
40.	it appears	It seems; possibly true.
41.	it may be	Possibly; it could be.
42.	just possibly	Barely possible; perhaps.
43.	kind of	Somewhat; to a degree.
44.	likely	Probably; expected to happen.
45.	loosely speaking	Approximately; not exact.
46.	might	Expresses possibility; not certainty.
47.	might be	Could be; possibly.
48.	more likely than not	Probably; greater than fifty percent.
49.	more or less	Approximately; roughly.
50.	most likely	Very probably; expected.
51.	not necessarily	Not always; possibly not.
52.	not sure	Uncertain; lacking confidence.
53.	odds are	Probably; chances favor it.
54.	on a hunch	Based on intuition; perhaps.
55.	on the face of it	Apparently; at first glance.
56.	on the off chance	In case of a small possibility.
57.	one can hope	Perhaps; expressing hopeful possibility.
58.	or so	Approximately; more or less.
59.	partly	To some extent; not wholly.
60.	perchance	Perhaps; by chance.
61.	perhaps	Possibly; maybe; not certain.
62.	perhaps so	Possibly; that may be true.
63.	plausibly	Possibly; seeming reasonable.
64.	possibly	Perhaps; could happen.
65.	potentially	Possibly in the future.
66.	presumably	Probably; assumed to be true.
67.	probable	Likely; more likely than not.
68.	quite likely	Fairly probable; expected.
69.	quite possibly	Very possibly; could well happen.
70.	rather	To some extent; somewhat.
71.	reportedly	According to reports; allegedly.
72.	rumor has it	People say; possibly true.
73.	seemingly	Apparently; giving that impression.
74.	so to speak	In a manner of speaking; figuratively.
75.	somehow	In some way; perhaps unexpectedly.
76.	sometimes	On some occasions; not always.
77.	somewhat	To a moderate extent; rather.
78.	sort of	Somewhat; in a way.
79.	speculatively	By conjecture; without firm evidence.
80.	supposedly	As claimed; allegedly.
81.	supposing	If we assume; possibly.
82.	surely	Probably; used to express expectation.
83.	tentatively	Not firmly; subject to change.
84.	theoretically	In theory; possibly but unproven.
85.	to a degree	To some extent; somewhat.
86.	to my knowledge	As far as I know; possibly.
87.	uncertainly	Without certainty; doubtfully.
88.	under some circumstances	In certain cases; possibly.
89.	unpredictably	In an uncertain, variable way.
90.	up in the air	Unsettled; undecided.
91.	variably	In a changing way; not consistently.
92.	very likely	Highly probable; expected.
93.	virtually	Almost; nearly; effectively.
94.	well	Used to soften uncertainty; perhaps.
95.	who knows	No one knows; possibly.
96.	with any luck	Hopefully; if fortunate.
97.	within reason	Possibly acceptable; not extreme.
98.	without a doubt	Certainly; not uncertain.
99.	yet	Up to now; possibly later.
100.	you never know	Anything could happen; possibly.