Accidentally vs Possibly - What's the difference?
accidentally | possibly |
In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; casually; fortuitously.
Unintentionally.
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, date=December 14
, author=Steven Morris
, title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave
, work=Guardian
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As adverbs the difference between accidentally and possibly
is that accidentally is in an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; casually; fortuitously while possibly is (modifying a clause or predicate).accidentally
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Alternative forms
*accidentlyAdverb
(en adverb)- He discovered penicillin largely accidentally .
- He accidentally exposed the bacteria to mold spores.
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Antonyms
* intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, purposely, advisedly, by choice, by designpossibly
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Adverb
(en adverb)- Possibly , they will make gains in the midterm elections.
- It was possibly the costliest mistake in the organization's history.
- This rare and possibly unique specimen must be conserved.
- I'm much stronger than you, so you can't possibly win.
- I couldn't possibly be there on time.
- I couldn't possibly cheat on my wife.
- It seems unlikely, but, yes, they could possibly win even now.
- The police don't know him, and the information they have leads them to think he could possibly have murdered his wife.