may well
Could very probably
May well expresses reasonable likelihood or justified possibility: She may well be right about this.
It suggests the speaker finds something plausible without fully committing to it.
The phrase can also acknowledge a valid point while implying reservation: That may well be true, but it doesn't change anything.
Sometimes emphatic: You may well ask.
- couldModal of possibility
- likelyHaving good odds
- more than likelyHigh probability phrase
- conceivablyWithin imagination's reach
- arguablyOpen to debate
presumably · might · perhaps · hypothetically · possibly · as likely as not · plausible · maybe · probably · chances are · feasible · imaginable · stand a chance · expected · tentatively · potentially · anticipated · speculatively
may wellcertainly
Without any doubt
definitely · undoubtedly · surely · absolutely · without a doubt
may welldoubtfully
In an unconvinced way
improbably · hardly · scarcely · fat chance
may wellcertainly not
Emphatic refusal or denial
definitely not · impossible · certainly · definitely · must
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