mayhap
Possibly, in olden times
Mayhap is an archaic or literary word meaning perhaps or maybe: Mayhap we shall meet again.
It survives mainly in historical fiction, fantasy novels, and deliberately old-fashioned speech.
The word combines "may" and "hap" (chance), making it a compressed form of "it may happen."
With some likelihood
- conceivablyWithin imagination's reach
- potentiallyWith latent possibility
- feasiblyIn a doable manner
- imaginablyIn a thinkable manner
perchance · presumably · supposedly · theoretically · peradventure · likely · plausibly · credibly
Archaic word for maybe
- forsoothArchaic emphatic affirmation
- haplyBy fortune's whim
- pritheeArchaic entreaty word
- methinksArchaic for "I think"
verily · anon · henceforth · wherefore · betwixt · thence · erstwhile · hitherto
Wealth or destiny
- happenstanceUnplanned circumstance
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
- fatePredetermined course of events
destiny · hap · contingency · luck · fortuity · accident · fluke · providence
Lack of firm belief
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- tentativenessState of being uncertain
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
- vaguenessAbsence of precision
iffiness · unpredictability · equivocation · indefiniteness · unsureness · questionability · incertitude · dubiousness
possibly
With some likelihood
- conceivablyWithin imagination's reach
- potentiallyWith latent possibility
- feasiblyIn a doable manner
imaginably · perchance · presumably · supposedly · theoretically · peradventure · likely · plausibly · credibly · reasonably
perchance
Archaic word for maybe
methinks · verily · anon · henceforth · wherefore · betwixt · thence · erstwhile · hitherto · olden
fortune
Wealth or destiny
- happenstanceUnplanned circumstance
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
fate · destiny · hap · contingency · luck · fortuity · accident · fluke · providence · randomness
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- tentativenessState of being uncertain
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
vagueness · iffiness · unpredictability · equivocation · indefiniteness · unsureness · questionability · incertitude · dubiousness · wavering
mayhapcertainly
Without any doubt
definitely · undeniably · surely · undoubtedly · assuredly
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