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Likely

adjective

(compar. likelier; superl. likeliest)

1.

Has a good chance of being the case or of coming about. "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" Antonym: unlikely.

2.

Likely but not certain to be or become true or real. Synonym: probable. "He foresaw a probable loss" Antonym: improbable.

3.

Expected to become or be; in prospect. Synonym: potential.

4.

Within the realm of credibility.

adverb

1.

With considerable certainty; without much doubt. Synonyms: belike, in all likelihood, in all probability, probably. "In all likelihood we are headed for war"

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