1. (adj)likely has a good chance of being the case or of coming about Synonyms: potential, probable Antonyms: farfetched, remote, outside, unlikely, incredible, implausible, last, unbelievable, retrospective
2. (adj)probable, likely likely but not certain to be or become true or real Synonyms: potential, likely, probable Antonyms: farfetched, unlikely, incredible, unbelievable, last, implausible, retrospective, remote, outside
3. (adj)likely, potential expected to become or be; in prospect Synonyms: potential, possible, likely, probable Antonyms: unlikely, farfetched, retrospective, incredible, implausible, unbelievable, remote, last, outside
4. (adverb)likely within the realm of credibility Synonyms: potential, probable Antonyms: incredible, unbelievable, implausible, farfetched, outside, remote, retrospective, last, unlikely
5. (adverb)probably, likely, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike with considerable certainty; without much doubt Synonyms: credibly, in all probability, probably, likely, believably, in all likelihood, belike, plausibly Antonyms: remote, unlikely, outside, farfetched, last, unbelievable, incredible, retrospective, implausible
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'likely'
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1. likely The apparent is that which appears; the word has two contrasted senses, either of that which is manifest, visible, certain, or of that which merely seems to be and may be very different from what i Synonyms: apparent, likely, presumable, probable, seeming Antonyms: doubtful, dubious, improbable, unimaginable, unlikely
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