| Main Entry: |
likely |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
probable, apt, hopeful |
Synonyms: |
acceptable, achievable,
anticipated, assuring,
attainable, believeable, conceivable, conjecturable,
credible,
destined, disposed,
expected,
fair,
favorite,
feasible, given to, imaginable, in favor of, in the cards, in the habit of,
inclined, inferable,
liable, odds-on, on the verge of,
ostensible,
plausible,
possible, practicable,
predisposed, presumable,
promising,
prone,
rational,
reasonable, seeming, subject to, supposable, tending, thinkable,
true, up-and-coming, verisimilar, workable
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| Notes: |
apt is for general probabilities, likely is for specific probabilities; liable and prone indicate a probability arising as a regrettable consequence
use likely if you mean 'probable, expected'; use liable if you mean 'bound by law or obligation' |
Antonyms: |
implausible, inapt, unforeseeable, unlikely
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