At this rate, we're not likely to be done before the end of the week.
Source: tatoeba (2164)
Likely
/ˈlaɪkli/
Synonyms for "likely" (238 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (48)
a proposableacceptablead remadaptedadvantageousadvisableagreeableamply endowedapplicableappositeappropriateaproposaptapt toassumablyattractionbecomingbefittingbelievable
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bentbonnyboundbrawbuiltbuilt for comfortbuxomby all oddscallipygiancallipygouscardcogitablecomelyconceivableconceivably possiblecongruouscontingentconvenientcouleur de rose
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(3 words)
Verb(1 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Strong matches (71)
crediblecurvaceouscurvydecentdesirabledisposeddisposed todispositioneddollars to doughnutsdoubtlessdoubtlesslydovetailingearthlyeligibleencouragingeventualexpectedexpedientexposedfair
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favorablefavoredfavoritefeasiblefelicitousfitfittedfittenfittingforeseeablefructuousgearedgivengoddess likegoddess-likegoodgood lookinggood-lookinggoodlyhappyhopefulhumanly possibleimaginableimminentin all likelihoodin all probabilityin the cardsin the moodinclinedinclined toindubitablyjunoesquejust rightliable
Adjective(8 words)
Verb(1 words)
Adverb(3 words)
Noun(5 words)
Related words (119)
liable tolike enoughlovely to beholdmeetmeshingmindedmortalmost likelyno doubtodds-onon the buttonopportunepatpersonableplausiblepleasingpneumaticpoliticpossiblepotential
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predictablepredictable within limitspredisposedpresentablepresumablepresumablypresumptivepresumptivelyprobableprobablyprofitablepromisingproneproperprospectqualifiedreadyreasonablerecommendablerelevantrightrose coloredrose-coloredroseaterosyseasonableseemlyshapelysightlyslendersortablespeciousstackedstatistically probablestatuesquestrongsubjectsuitablesuitedsuitingtailoredten to onetenablethinkthinkabletimelyto be desiredto the pointto the purposeundoubtedlyusefulverisimilarvery likevery likelywellwell-builtwell-favoredwell-formedwell-madewell-proportionedwell-shapedwell-stackedwell-timedwiseworthwhile
Adjective(20 words)
Determiner(3 words)
most forced readingmost numbermost proof
Adverb(2 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesMore specific
9 entriesappropriate choiceexpected eventgood chancehigh probabilityplausible resultprobable outcomesensible optionstrong possibilitywise plan
Collocations
8 entriesgood chancehighly likelylikely candidatelikely causelikely outcomelikely scenariolikely tomost likely
Inflections
2 entriesmore likelymost likely
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
8 entriesTranslations
6 translations across 4 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- подходящ adj (suitable; apparently appropriate or suitable)
Finnish
2 entries- sopiva adj (suitable; apparently appropriate or suitable)
- todennäköinen adj (suitable; apparently appropriate or suitable)
Hungarian
2 entries- alkalmas adj (suitable; apparently appropriate or suitable)
- megfelelő adj (suitable; apparently appropriate or suitable)
Italian
1 entries- adatto adj (suitable; apparently appropriate or suitable)
Sample sentences
32 total sentences available.
Girls are more likely than boys to be malnourished, suffer poverty, face violence and be refused an education, according to a new report.
Source: tatoeba (2267)
Judging from the look of the sky, it is likely to rain.
Source: tatoeba (18150)
We will soon most likely be charged for garbage disposal by how much of it there is.
Source: tatoeba (18760)
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