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likely

modif.

Probable
apparent, probable, seeming, credible, possible, feasible, presumable, conceivable, reasonable, conjecturable, practicable, workable, attainable, achievable, ostensible, surmisable, inferable, believable, rational, thinkable, imaginable, plausible, to be supposed, supposable, to be guessed, anticipated, expected, imminent, destined, assumable, grantable, persuasive, warrantable, as like as not.
Antonyms impossible*, doubtful, questionable.
Promising
suitable, apt, assuring; see fit 1, 2, hopeful 2.
Believable
plausible, true, acceptable; see convincing 2.
Apt
inclined, tending, disposed, predisposed, apt, prone, liable, subject to, on the verge of, in the habit of, given to, in favor of, having a weakness for.

likely suggests probability or an eventuality that can reasonably be expected he's not likely to win; liable and apt are loosely or informally used equivalents of likely, but in strict discrimination, liable implies exposure or susceptibility to something undesirable you're liable to hurt yourself playing with that knife and apt suggests a natural or habitual inclination or tendency such people are apt to be fearful; prone suggests a propensity or predisposition to something that seems almost inevitable she's prone to have accidents

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Another word for likely

adjective

Having a chance of happening or being true:
contingent, possible, probable. See likely
Based on probability or presumption:
assumptive, presumable, presumptive, probable, prospective. Idiom: taken for granted. See belief, likely
Capable of being anticipated, considered, or imagined:
conceivable, earthly, imaginable, mortal, possible, thinkable. Idioms: humanly possible, within the bounds (or range) (or realm) of possibility. See possible
Inspiring confidence or hope:
cheering, encouraging, heartening, hopeful, promising. See help
Having or showing a tendency or likelihood:
apt, disposed, given, inclined, liable, prone. See likely