Hedging & Opinion Adverbs

Terms in this deck

• arguably
  used to say something is probably true, though not proven
• presumably
  used to say you think something is probably true
• undoubtedly
  without any doubt, certainly
• seemingly
  appearing to be true based on what you can see
• allegedly
  said to be true, though not proven
• ostensibly
  apparently true, though maybe not actually true
• supposedly
  according to what people say, though maybe not true
• apparently
  based on what you have heard or seen, though not certain
• evidently
  clearly true based on the evidence available
• admittedly
  used to accept that something is true, especially something negative
• undeniably
  impossible to argue against, clearly true
• inevitably
  certain to happen, unavoidable
• conceivably
  possible to imagine or believe
• plausibly
  in a way that seems reasonable or likely to be true
• theoretically
  according to theory, though maybe not in practice
• technically
  according to the exact facts or rules
• essentially
  in the most important or basic way
• fundamentally
  in the most basic and important way
• notably
  especially, in particular
• predominantly
  mainly, mostly
• increasingly
  more and more, as time passes
• invariably
  always, without exception
• inherently
  existing as a natural or basic part of something