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/ˈɑːɡjuəbli/ · adverb
As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent, but without absolute certainty..
In the early 1770s the bogey figure for opposition politicians was arguably not so much North in the Commons as Mansfield behind the curtain, the country's greatest lawyer (and another Caledonian to gratify the Scotophobes) keeping an irresolute Cabinet committed to waging war in America.
To exploit travel economies of scale, RAIL buys a four-in-eight-day Rail Rover. This is now known as the 'Spirit of Scotland Travelpass', although older users may remember it as the 'Freedom of Scotland' - arguably a better name.
Use arguably when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Arguably means As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent, but without absolute certainty..
Common synonyms include possibly, defensibly, disputably.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In the early 1770s the bogey figure for opposition politicians was arguably not so much North in the Commons as Mansfield behind the curtain, the country's greatest lawyer (and another Caledonian to gratify the Scotophobes) keeping an irresolute Cabinet committed to waging war in America.
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