LIKELY as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • within the realm of credibility
   Synonym(s)
   • plausible (what does plausible mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • not a very likely excuse
   • a plausible story
   Similar To
   • credible (what does credible mean?)
   • believable (what does believable mean?)
2. Meaning
   • has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Antonym(s)
   • unlikely (what does unlikely mean?)
   Similar To
   • apt(p) (what does apt(p) mean?)
   • liable(p) (what does liable(p) mean?)
   • probable (what does probable mean?)
   • promising (what does promising mean?)
   See Also
   • possible (what does possible mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • likelihood (what does likelihood mean?)
   • likeliness (what does likeliness mean?)
   • odds (what does odds mean?)
3. Meaning
   • likely but not certain to be or become true or real
   Synonym(s)
   • plausible (what does plausible mean?)
   • probable (what does probable mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a likely result
   • he foresaw a probable loss
   Antonym(s)
   • improbable (what does improbable mean?)
   • unlikely (what does unlikely mean?)
   Similar To
   • presumed(a) (what does presumed(a) mean?)
   • presumptive (what does presumptive mean?)
   • verisimilar (what does verisimilar mean?)
   • equiprobable (what does equiprobable mean?)
4. Meaning
   • expected to become or be
   • in prospect
   Synonym(s)
   • expected (what does expected mean?)
   • potential (what does potential mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • potential clients
   • expected income
   Similar To
   • prospective (what does prospective mean?)

LIKELY as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • with considerable certainty
   • without much doubt
   Synonym(s)
   • belike (what does belike mean?)
   • in all likelihood (what does in all likelihood mean?)
   • in all probability (what does in all probability mean?)
   • probably (what does probably mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He is probably out of the country
   • in all likelihood we are headed for war
   Pertainym(s)
   • probable (what does probable mean?)
   • likely (what does likely mean?)
   • plausible (what does plausible mean?)