100 Words to Use Instead of “Perhaps”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Allegedly	As claimed, not proven.
2.	Any chance	Possibly; if circumstances allow.
3.	Arguably	It can reasonably be claimed.
4.	As it happens	Possibly; depending on events.
5.	As it may be	Whatever the case; possibly.
6.	At a guess	Based on an estimate.
7.	At times	Occasionally; in some instances.
8.	At your discretion	If you choose; optionally.
9.	Barely maybe	Only slightly possible.
10.	Be that as it may	Even so; possibly.
11.	By chance	Possibly; by accident.
12.	By the looks of it	Seemingly; based on appearance.
13.	Can be	May be; could be.
14.	Chances are	Probably; likely.
15.	Conceivably	It is imaginable.
16.	Could be	Might be the case.
17.	Could happen	Might occur.
18.	Depending	Conditional on circumstances.
19.	Dubiously	With uncertainty or doubt.
20.	Either way	Regardless; in any case.
21.	Eventually	At some later time, possibly.
22.	Feasibly	It is possible in practice.
23.	For all I know	Possibly; I’m unsure.
24.	For all we know	Possibly; we’re unsure.
25.	From what I gather	Seemingly; as I understand.
26.	Generally	In most cases; broadly.
27.	Hard to say	Uncertain; not clear.
28.	Hopefully	If things go well.
29.	Hypothetically	In theory; assuming conditions.
30.	I dare say	I suppose; I think.
31.	I guess	I suppose; tentatively.
32.	I imagine	I suppose; likely.
33.	I may be wrong	I’m uncertain; not sure.
34.	I might add	Possibly worth noting.
35.	I presume	I suppose; I assume.
36.	I reckon	I think; I suppose.
37.	I suppose	I think; tentatively.
38.	I suspect	I think it may be.
39.	If at all	Possibly; if it happens.
40.	If needs be	If necessary; if required.
41.	If possible	Provided it can be done.
42.	If so	In that case; possibly.
43.	If you like	If you prefer; optionally.
44.	In a way	To some extent.
45.	In all likelihood	Very probably.
46.	In case	As a precaution; possibly.
47.	In due course	At a later time.
48.	In my opinion	As I see it.
49.	In some cases	Sometimes; in certain instances.
50.	In theory	Conceptually; not necessarily in practice.
51.	In time	Eventually; at some point.
52.	It appears	It seems to be.
53.	It could be	It might be so.
54.	It depends	It’s conditional; not certain.
55.	It seems	It appears to be.
56.	It’s possible	It may happen.
57.	Just maybe	Possibly; by a small chance.
58.	Kind of	Somewhat; to a degree.
59.	Likely	Probably; expected.
60.	Maybe	Possibly; uncertain.
61.	Mayhap	Perhaps; maybe.
62.	Might be	Could be the case.
63.	More or less	Approximately; roughly.
64.	Most likely	Very probably.
65.	Not impossible	Possible; could happen.
66.	Odds are	Probably; likely.
67.	On and off	Intermittently; sometimes.
68.	On occasion	Sometimes; now and then.
69.	On the off chance	In case it happens.
70.	One might say	It could be said.
71.	Only time will tell	We’ll see; uncertain.
72.	Or so	Approximately; about.
73.	Ostensibly	Apparently; seemingly.
74.	Otherwise	If not; in another case.
75.	Partly	To some extent.
76.	Peradventure	Possibly; by chance.
77.	Perchance	Possibly; maybe.
78.	Potentially	Possibly; with potential.
79.	Presumably	Probably; assumed.
80.	Probably	More likely than not.
81.	Quite possibly	Very possibly.
82.	Rather	To some extent; somewhat.
83.	Reportedly	According to reports.
84.	Roughly	Approximately; not exactly.
85.	Seemingly	Apparently; it looks like.
86.	Shall we say	So to speak; tentatively.
87.	Should it arise	If it happens.
88.	So it seems	Apparently; as it appears.
89.	Somehow	In some way; uncertainly.
90.	Sometimes	On some occasions.
91.	Sort of	Somewhat; approximately.
92.	Supposedly	As believed or claimed.
93.	Tentatively	Not firmly; with uncertainty.
94.	That said	Even so; possibly.
95.	To a degree	Somewhat; partly.
96.	To my knowledge	As far as I know.
97.	Uncertainly	Without being sure.
98.	Unclear	Not certain; ambiguous.
99.	Under some conditions	If certain conditions apply.
100.	Up to you	Your choice; optionally.