Word PERHAPS: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

perhaps

🇺🇸 [pərˈhæps]

Meanings

Perhaps is an adverb that indicates possibility or uncertainty. It suggests that something may or may not happen or be true, leaving room for doubt or other alternatives.

Examples

• Perhaps we should go to the beach tomorrow.
• I will perhaps join you later if I finish my work.
• Perhaps the weather will be better tomorrow.

Synonyms

maybe • possibly • conceivably

Antonyms

definitely • certainly • surely