Meaning & use
conceivably
Used to say that something is possible to imagine or believe, even if it seems unlikely.
See it in a sentence
Conceivably, the delayed flight could still arrive before midnight if the winds improve.
The plan might conceivably work, but it depends on several things going right at once.
A note on using this word
Conceivably softens a claim, suggesting a possibility the speaker considers real but far from certain.
Words with a similar meaning
possiblyfeasibly
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Words with an opposite meaning
impossibly
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