might be
Could turn out
Might be expresses possibility or uncertainty about something: He might be at the office, That might be the answer we're looking for.
It suggests something is plausible but unconfirmed.
The phrase often hedges statements, softening assertions: I might be wrong, but I think we've met before.
- possiblyWith some likelihood
- maybeExpression of uncertainty
- could beExpresses possibility
- perchanceArchaic word for maybe
- mayhapPossibly, old-style
who knows · perhaps · conceivably · plausibly · could · unsure · not sure · up in the air · if · suppose · feasibly · depending · belike · hypothetically · it depends · presumably · doubtful · imagine
- modal phrasescan do, could be, may be, must be, should be
- possibilitiespossibility, chance, likelihood, probability, odds
- Possibilitymaybe, perhaps, possibly, could, may
- hedginghedging, hedge, hedges, hedge bet, qualifier
- hypotheticalshypothesis, hypothetical, what-if, what if, conjecture
- hedgessomewhat, I think, slightly, I believe, fairly