Antonyms for peradventure

Grammar : Adv, noun

Spell : pur-uh d-ven-cher, per-

Phonetic Transcription : ˌpɜr ədˈvɛn tʃər, ˌpɛr-

Definition of peradventure

Origin : 1620s, from Middle English peraventure (mid-15c.), from per auenture (late 13c.), from Old French par aventure (see adventure). Refashioned as though from Latin.

As in possibly : adv by chance; in some way
As in chance : noun fate, luck

Example sentences :

Peradventure they be gentlemen of repute, and might hit back.
Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling

The danger is past, and they are safe beyond the possibility of a peradventure.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 3, April 16, 1870 » by Various

"Peradventure the prisoner can explain how he came by the document," said Justice Hide.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

And would the men, peradventure, be wearing the livery of the House of Santafior?
Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini

The peradventure of that Cassy got before he could utter it.
Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

There was no impossibility there, no doubt even, or the peradventure of one.
Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

But, peradventure, it may be sagaciously urged, how is this?
Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville

And you are going to make the North Pole beyond a peradventure.
Extract from : « Doctor Jones' Picnic » by S. E. Chapman

That worthy had his future fixed for him beyond a peradventure.
Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser

Without meaning to boast, I may tell you that there is no peradventure in my shooting.
Extract from : « The Gorilla Hunters » by R.M. Ballantyne

Synonyms for peradventure

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