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Overview of adj likely The adj likely has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (61) likely -- (has a good chance of being the case or of coming about "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 for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job") 2. (4) probable, likely, plausible -- (likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss") 3. expected, likely, potential -- (expected to become or be in prospect; "potential clients"; "expected income") 4. likely, plausible -- (within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"; "a plausible story") Overview of adv likely The adv likely has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (9) probably, likely, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike -- (with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war") Antonyms of adj likely 4 senses of likely Sense 1 likely (vs. unlikely) unlikely (vs. likely) => farfetched, implausible => last => outside, remote Sense 2 probable (vs. improbable), likely, plausible Sense 3 expected, likely, potential INDIRECT (VIA prospective) -> retrospective Sense 4 likely, plausible INDIRECT (VIA credible) -> incredible, unbelievable Similarity of adj likely 4 senses of likely Sense 1 likely (vs. unlikely) => apt(prenominal), liable(prenominal) => probable => promising Also See-> possible#1 Sense 2 probable (vs. improbable), likely, plausible => presumed(postnominal) => presumptive => verisimilar => equiprobable Sense 3 expected, likely, potential => prospective (vs. retrospective) Sense 4 likely, plausible => credible (vs. incredible), believable Attributes of adj likely 1 of 4 senses of likely Sense 1 likely (vs. unlikely) => likelihood, likeliness, odds Familiarity of adj likely likely used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj likely likely unlikely Overview of adj likely The adj likely has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (61) likely -- (has a good chance of being the case or of coming about "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 for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job") 2. (4) probable, likely, plausible -- (likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss") 3. expected, likely, potential -- (expected to become or be in prospect; "potential clients"; "expected income") 4. likely, plausible -- (within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"; "a plausible story") Overview of adv likely The adv likely has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (9) probably, likely, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike -- (with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war")
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