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") 

browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
or search   thesauri dictionary search words