presumably
One would assume
Presumably signals that something is probably true based on reasonable assumption, though not confirmed: Presumably she's stuck in traffic.
It hedges a statement, acknowledging uncertainty while indicating what seems likely given the circumstances.
The word often introduces educated guesses: The package will presumably arrive tomorrow.
Almost certainly true
- likelyHaving good odds
- apparentlyAs far as shown
- seeminglyAppearing to be so
- ostensiblyAppearing true but questionable
evidently · doubtless · undoubtedly · conceivably · plausibly · credibly · in all likelihood · chances are
Expressing uncertainty
- maybeExpression of uncertainty
- possiblyWith some likelihood
- supposedlyAs is claimed
- allegedlyClaimed but unverified
purportedly · reputedly · questionably · doubtfully · tentatively · provisionally · uncertainly · hesitantly
Accept as true tentatively
- assumeAccept as true
- guessEstimate without certainty
- imagineForm mental pictures
- reckonBelieve or estimate
expect · anticipate · surmise · conjecture · postulate · hypothesize · presuppose · take for granted
For that reason
- thusIn this way
- henceFor that reason
- accordinglyIn response to that
- consequentlyAs a result
so · then · it follows · logically · deductively · reasonably · it seems · it appears
probably
Almost certainly true
- likelyHaving good odds
- apparentlyAs far as shown
- seeminglyAppearing to be so
ostensibly · evidently · doubtless · undoubtedly · conceivably · plausibly · credibly · in all likelihood · chances are · as expected
perhaps
Expressing uncertainty
- maybeExpression of uncertainty
- possiblyWith some likelihood
- supposedlyAs is claimed
allegedly · purportedly · reputedly · questionably · doubtfully · tentatively · provisionally · uncertainly · hesitantly · cautiously
suppose
Accept as true tentatively
reckon · expect · anticipate · surmise · conjecture · postulate · hypothesize · presuppose · take for granted · gather
therefore
For that reason
- thusIn this way
- henceFor that reason
- accordinglyIn response to that
consequently · so · then · it follows · logically · deductively · reasonably · it seems · it appears · given that
- uncertaintyuncertainty, uncertain, unknown, unsure, unclear
- sentence adverbsobviously, certainly, probably, possibly, perhaps
- hedginghedging, hedge, hedges, hedge bet, qualifier
- Hedging Wordsperhaps, maybe, possibly, arguably, supposedly
- hedgessomewhat, I think, slightly, I believe, fairly
- chancechance, luck, lottery, dice, randomness
presumablycertainly
Without any doubt
definitely · improbably · undoubtedly · doubtfully · assuredly