adverb · neutral
Arguably
UK/ˈɑːɡjuəbli/US/ˈɑːrɡjuəbli/AR·gu·a·bly
task2speaking
used to say that a statement can be supported by good arguments though some may disagree
Examples
“Arguably, education is the most important factor in economic growth.”
“She is arguably the best player on the team.”
“Arguably, the policy had more harm than benefit.”
Band 8 sentence
“Arguably, modern technology has done more to widen opportunities than to limit them.”
Collocations
- Arguably + clause
- Arguably the most + adj
Word family
argue vargument n
Common mistakes
Arguably, he is best.→Arguably, he is the best.
Arguably that the study is wrong.→Arguably, the study is wrong.
Say it for a higher band
5Maybe→6Possibly→7+Arguably
Synonyms
Possibly
Easily confused
Possibly
“Possibly, the proposal will pass next week.”
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