At this rate, we're not likely to be done before the end of the week.
Source: tatoeba (2164)
Likely
//ˈlaɪkli//
Synonyms for "likely" (201 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (41)
Adjective(1 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Strong matches (60)
Related words (100)
inclinedinclined toindubitablyjunoesquejust rightliable tolikelike enoughlovely to beholdmeetmeshingmindedmortalmost likelyno doubtodds-onon the buttonopportunepatpersonable
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plausiblepleasingpneumaticpoliticpossiblepredictablepredictable within limitspredisposedpresentablepresumablepresumablypresumptivepresumptivelyprofitableproneproperprospectqualifiedreadyreasonablerecommendablerelevantrightrose coloredrose-coloredroseaterosyseasonableseemlyshapelysightlyslendersortablespeciousstackedstatistically probablestatuesquestrongsubjectsuitablesuitedsuitingtailoredten to onetenablethinkthinkabletimelyto be desiredto the pointto the purposeundoubtedlyusefulverisimilarvery likevery likelywellwell-builtwell-favoredwell-formedwell-madewell-proportionedwell-shapedwell-stackedwell-timedwiseworthwhile
Adjective(2 words)
Adverb(9 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Adverb(1 words)
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5 entriesderived
10 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
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12 entriesTranslations
91 translations across 29 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- εἰκός adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
- εἰκός adj (displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable)
Armenian
1 entries- հավանական adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
Breton
1 entries- gwirheñvel adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
Bulgarian
4 entries- вероятен adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
- вероятен adj (displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable)
- възможен adj (promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome)
- подходящ adj (appropriate; believable; having a good potential)
Catalan
1 entries- probable adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
Danish
2 entries- sandsynlig adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
- sandsynlig adj (promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome)
Esperanto
2 entries- verŝajna adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
- verŝajna adj (plausible; within the realm of credibility)
Faroese
1 entries- sannlíkur adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
Finnish
4 entries- lupaava adj (promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome)
- luultava adj (displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable)
- mahdollinen adj (appropriate; believable; having a good potential)
- miellyttävä adj (attractive; pleasant)
French
1 entries- probable adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
German
4 entries- glaubhaft adj (plausible; within the realm of credibility)
- plausibel adj (plausible; within the realm of credibility)
- wahrscheinlich adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
- wahrscheinlich adj (plausible; within the realm of credibility)
Hungarian
4 entries- alkalmas adj (suitable; apparently appropriate or suitable)
- biztató adj (promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome)
- esélyes adj (appropriate; believable; having a good potential)
- hihető adj (plausible; within the realm of credibility)
Hunsrik
1 entries- wascheinlich adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
Irish
2 entries- dócha adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
- is dóigh adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
Italian
4 entries- adatto adj (displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable)
- adatto adj (suitable; apparently appropriate or suitable)
- piacevole adj (attractive; pleasant)
- probabile adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
Japanese
2 entries- おそらく adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
- きっと adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
Latin
1 entries- probābilis adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
Latvian
4 entries- iespējams adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
- ticams adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
- ticams adj (appropriate; believable; having a good potential)
- ticams adj (plausible; within the realm of credibility)
Māori
1 entries- tinga adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
Norwegian
3 entries- sannsynlig adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
- sannsynlig adj (displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable)
- sannsynlig adj (plausible; within the realm of credibility)
Old English
1 entries- on wēne adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
Polish
1 entries- prawdopodobny adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
Portuguese
3 entries- provável adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
- verossímel adj (plausible; within the realm of credibility)
- verossímil adj (plausible; within the realm of credibility)
Russian
4 entries- вероя́тный adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
- возмо́жный adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
- го́дный adj (appropriate; believable; having a good potential)
- многообеща́ющий adj (promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- vjerojatan adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
Slovak
1 entries- pravdepodobný adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
Spanish
2 entries- creíble adj (plausible; within the realm of credibility)
- probable adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
Swedish
4 entries- rimlig adj (plausible; within the realm of credibility)
- sannolik adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
- sannolik adj (displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable)
- trolig adj (appropriate; believable; having a good potential)
Ukrainian
3 entries- ймові́рний adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
- можли́вий adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
- імові́рний adj (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring)
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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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.