presumably

1. 1.

   by reasonable assumption

   “presumably, he missed the train”

   Synonymspresumptively

Questions about presumably

What does presumably mean?

presumably means "by reasonable assumption".

How many syllables are in presumably?

presumably has 4 syllables: pre-su-ma-bly. The stress falls on "su". In IPA it is /pɹəˈzuməbli/.

What is another word for presumably?

Close synonyms include presumptively. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is presumably a common word?

presumably is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.