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| 1. | [ adjective ] has a good chance of being the case or of coming about | |
| Examples: | "these services are likely to be available to us all before long" "she is likely to forget" "the broken limb is likely to fall" "rain is likely" "likely candidates for the job" |
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| Related terms: | unlikely promising apt probable possible likelihood | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] with considerable certainty; without much doubt | |
| Synonyms: | probably in_all_likelihood belike in_all_probability | |
| Examples: | "He is probably out of the country" "in all likelihood we are headed for war" |
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| Related terms: | probable probable | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] likely but not certain to be or become true or real | |
| Synonyms: | probable plausible | |
| Examples: | "a likely result" "he foresaw a probable loss" |
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| Related terms: | improbable presumed verisimilar presumptive equiprobable | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] expected to become or be; in prospect | |
| Synonyms: | potential expected | |
| Examples: | "potential clients" "expected income" |
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| Related terms: | prospective | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] within the realm of credibility | |
| Synonyms: | plausible | |
| Examples: | "not a very likely excuse" "a plausible story" |
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| Related terms: | credible | |
| Similar spelling: |
like_hell lisle |
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