Synonyms for Likely
5 senses across 2 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Likely" (adjective) include apt, liable, probable, promising.
Adjective
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
"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"
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aptliableprobablepromising
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
"a likely result" "he foresaw a probable loss"
Synonyms
probable
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equiprobablepresumptiveverisimilar
expected to become or be; in prospect
"potential clients"
Synonyms
potential
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prospective
within the realm of credibility
"not a very likely excuse"
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crediblebelievable
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unlikelyimprobable
Adverb
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
"He is probably out of the country" "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
Synonyms
probablyin all likelihoodin all probabilitybelike
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