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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Probably \Prob"a*bly\, adverb In a probable manner; in likelihood.
Distinguish between what may possibly and what will probably be done. --L'Estrange.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
probably
adverb
1: with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war" [syn: {likely}, {in all likelihood}, {in all probability}, {belike}]
2: easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election" [syn: {credibly}, {believably}, {plausibly}] [ant: {incredibly}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "probably": after a time, after a while, afterward, afterwards, all things considered, anon, assumably, before long, by all odds, by and by, by destiny, dollars to doughnuts, doubtless, doubtlessly, fatally, hopefully, imminently, in aftertime, in all likelihood, in all probability, in the future, indubitably, later, like enough, likely, most likely, no doubt, perhaps, possibly, predictably, presumably, presumptively, proximo, quite, soon, ten to one, tomorrow, undoubtedly, unquestionably, very like, very likely
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