Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Proper Noun

Adverb

Noun

Adverb

The word "likely" can be used as adjective, adjective, proper noun, adverb, noun and adverb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

impossible probably unlikely

Derived Terms

as likely as not likelihood likelily likeliness likely lad likely story more than likely not Pygmalion likely not likely unlikely

Derived From

like

Related Terms

achieve adjective adverb appropriate apt aptly attractive believable chance credibility expected expected to gonna gonna happen happen happening hardly highly highly probable like likelier likeliest may may happen occur plausible possible possibly potential probability probable probably promising quite quite possible similarly suitable very very possible very probably

Similar Terms

apt believable credible credible liable liable possible probable probable promising promising prospective

Synonym Network

in all probability liable potential probable probably

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