Another word for likely
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Adjective
Having a chance of happening or being true
- Likely to happen or to be true:
- Likely but uncertain; plausible.
- Of or relating to opinions and actions in ethics and morals for whose lawfulness intrinsic reasons or extrinsic authority may be adduced.
- Capable of happening, existing, or being true without contradicting proven facts, laws, or circumstances:
- Capable of becoming or of being made to be so; potential:
- Capable of occurring or being done in accordance with something specified. Used with the superlative:
- Liable but not certain to occur; possible:
- Dependent on other conditions or circumstances; conditional:
- Happening by or subject to chance or accident; unpredictable:
See also:Based on probability or presumption
- Likely or expected to happen.
- Likely to become or be:
- Likely to happen or to be true:
- Likely but uncertain; plausible.
- Of or relating to opinions and actions in ethics and morals for whose lawfulness intrinsic reasons or extrinsic authority may be adduced.
- Based on a presumption; presumed:
- Providing a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance:
- Presumptuous:
- Capable of being presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition:
- Characterized by assumption.
- Taken for granted; assumed.
- Presumptuous; assuming.
Idioms:Capable of being anticipated, considered, or imagined
- Possible to consider or be considered; conceivable:
- Capable of happening, existing, or being true without contradicting proven facts, laws, or circumstances:
- Capable of becoming or of being made to be so; potential:
- Capable of occurring or being done in accordance with something specified. Used with the superlative:
- Liable or subject to death; not immortal:
- Of or relating to humans as being subject to death:
- Causing death; fatal:
- Conceivable in the imagination:
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of this earth.
- Terrestrial; not heavenly or divine:
- Worldly:
- that can be conceived, understood, imagined, or believed
See also:Inspiring confidence or hope
- Likely to develop in a desirable manner.
- Having or manifesting hope.
- Inspiring hope; promising.
- A person who aspires to success or who shows promise of succeeding, especially as a political candidate:
- Present participle of hearten.
- cheerfully encouraging
- Giving courage, confidence, or hope:
See also:Having or showing a tendency or likelihood
- Lying with the front or face downward.
- Having a tendency; inclined. Often used in combination:
- In a prone manner:
- Legally obligated or responsible:
- Subject to undergoing or suffering something, especially something unpleasant. Used with to :
- Likely. Often used with reference to an unfavorable outcome:
- Sloping, slanting, or leaning.
- Having a preference, disposition, or tendency:
- Specified; fixed:
- Granted as a supposition; acknowledged or assumed:
- Having a tendency; inclined:
- Having a preference, disposition, or tendency:
- Thrown out; discarded:
- Exactly suitable; appropriate:
- Having a natural tendency; inclined:
- Quick to learn or understand:
See also:
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Another word for likely
Modifier
Probable
- Justifiable, just, proper.
- Tending or having the power to persuade:
- Capable of being granted.
- Capable of being assumed, or taken to be true.
- Capable of being assumed, or taken on.
- Confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain.
- simple past tense and past participle of destine
- About to occur; impending:
- Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
- Simple past tense and past participle of expect.
- expected to arrive; scheduled
- Simple past tense and past participle of anticipate.
- Capable of being supposed or conjectured:
- Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible:
- Persuasive or ingratiating, especially in an effort to deceive.
- Conceivable in the imagination:
- Possible to consider or be considered; conceivable:
- Having or exercising the ability to reason.
- Consistent with or based on reason or good judgment; logical or sensible:
- Of sound mind; sane:
- Capable of eliciting belief or trust.
- Capable of being surmised.
- Represented or appearing as such; ostensive:
- Capable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable.
- Not linked to fate or outside influences.
- Able to be achieved, accomplished or obtained.
- Anything that can be attained.
- Capable of being put into effective operation; practicable or feasible:
- Capable of being worked, dealt with, or handled:
- Capable of being effected, done, or put into practice; feasible.
- Usable for a specified purpose:
- Able to be conjectured upon.
- Capable of reasoning; rational:
- Governed by or being in accordance with reason or sound thinking:
- Being within the bounds of common sense:
- that can be conceived, understood, imagined, or believed
- Capable of being presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition:
- Capable of being accomplished or brought about; possible:
- Capable of being used or dealt with successfully:
- Logical; likely:
- Capable of happening, existing, or being true without contradicting proven facts, laws, or circumstances:
- Capable of becoming or of being made to be so; potential:
- Capable of occurring or being done in accordance with something specified. Used with the superlative:
- Capable of being believed; believable or plausible:
- Considered capable of achieving a goal:
- Being of sufficient military capability to deter an attack or carry out an operation successfully:
- Apparent; ostensible.
- Outward appearance; semblance.
- Likely to happen or to be true:
- Likely but uncertain; plausible.
- Of or relating to opinions and actions in ethics and morals for whose lawfulness intrinsic reasons or extrinsic authority may be adduced.
- Readily seen; visible:
- Readily understood; clear or obvious:
- Appearing as such but not necessarily so; seeming:
Antonyms:Promising
- Present participle of assure.
- Exactly suitable; appropriate:
- Having a natural tendency; inclined:
- Quick to learn or understand:
- Appropriate to a purpose or an occasion.
Believable
- Adequate to satisfy a need, requirement, or standard; satisfactory:
- Satisfactory but not superior; passable:
- Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous:
- Not counterfeit; real or genuine:
- Conforming to the characteristics or criteria of a group or type; typical:
- Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible:
- Persuasive or ingratiating, especially in an effort to deceive.
See also:Apt
- For; in support of; approving, supporting.
- For the benefit of; to the order of.
- Out of preference for.
- Legally obligated or responsible:
- Subject to undergoing or suffering something, especially something unpleasant. Used with to :
- Likely. Often used with reference to an unfavorable outcome:
- Lying with the front or face downward.
- Having a tendency; inclined. Often used in combination:
- In a prone manner:
- Exactly suitable; appropriate:
- Having a natural tendency; inclined:
- Quick to learn or understand:
- Inclined.
- Made susceptible to.
- simple past tense and past participle of predispose
- Having a preference, disposition, or tendency:
- Thrown out; discarded:
- Sloping, slanting, or leaning.
- Having a preference, disposition, or tendency:
Synonym Study
- Prone suggests a propensity or predisposition to something that seems almost inevitable she's prone to have accidents
- 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
- Likely suggests probability or an eventuality that can reasonably be expected he's not likely to win
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