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likely



I - adjective
1. has a good chance of being the case or of coming about (Freq. 58)
- these services are likely to be available to us all before long
- she is likely to forget
- a likely place for a restaurant
- the broken limb is likely to fall
- rain is likely
- a likely topic for investigation
- likely candidates for the job
Ant:
unlikely
Similar to:
apt, liable, probable, promising
See Also:
possible
Derivationally related forms:
likeliness
Attrubites:
likelihood, likeliness
2. likely but not certain to be or become true or real (Freq. 4)
- a likely result
- he foresaw a probable loss
Syn:
probable
Ant:
improbable (for: probable)
Similar to:
equiprobable, presumptive, verisimilar
Derivationally related forms:
likeliness, probability (for: probable)
3. expected to become or be;
in prospect
- potential clients
Syn:
potential
Similar to:
prospective
Derivationally related forms:
potency (for: potential), potentiality (for: potential), likeliness
4. within the realm of credibility
- not a very likely excuse
Similar to:
credible, believable

II - adverb
with considerable certainty;
without much doubt (Freq. 9)
- He is probably out of the country
- in all likelihood we are headed for war
Syn:
probably, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike
Derived from adjective:
probable (for: probably)

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