as in maybe
it is possible
perchance he is playing the devil's advocate, and the opinions he has expressed are not actually his own
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of perchance
Because any driver worth their salt would figure this out and likely after perchance one time falling into this bit of a roadway trap, would avoid going that way entirely.
—
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021
Ah, to sleep, perchance … to shrink your neural connections?
—Christopher Wanjek, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2017
To sleep, perchance to heal A report in the journal Nature Communications adds to the list of sleep’s benefits.
—Magnus Wennman, National Geographic, 17 June 2019
To sleep, perchance to dream of a giant plate of nachos.
—Gray Chapman, SELF, 27 Mar. 2019
Its members liked to call themselves kleagles, goblins and other names of darkling potency, to meet in solemn 'konklaves,' burn a fiery cross upon a distant hill and, perchance, frighten a Negro child outnumbered 100 to 1.
—The Washington Post, AL.com, 10 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perchance
Adverb
-
The newbie drama event – which is maybe not so new in the sense that is a re-imagined version of the RomaFictionFest that ran for a decade until 2017 – will be public-facing with screenings free to attend.—
-
What's left is rosemary, a spice that many, many people already have in their kitchen, or maybe even growing like an angry weed in their backyard.—
Adverb
-
Igloo is recalling an additional 130,000 rolling coolers sold at Costco, Target and Dick's Sporting Goods because the handle can pinch – and possibly amputate – fingertips, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.—
-
At last month’s meeting of, the committee discussed a recommendation focused on older adults, those with weakened immune systems and possibly those who are more likely to be exposed to the coronavirus.—
Adverb
-
Opener should have shown signs of life, perhaps via a five-club cue bid.—
-
But even with Boston needing to shed salary, there are ample assets there to easily create an eventual fresh start, perhaps trading win-now players who draft capital.—
Adverb
-
His season is probably over due to the nature of the injury.—
-
Pedro Pascal has other stuff going on! Kyle: That's probably part of it.—
Cite this Entry
“Perchance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perchance. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share