Adjective
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within the realm of credibility
"not a very likely excuse"
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expected to become or be
in prospect
"potential clients"
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likely but not certain to be or become true or real
"a likely result"
"he foresaw a probable loss"
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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"
Adverb
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with considerable certainty
without much doubt
"He is probably out of the country"
"in all likelihood we are headed for war"
- in all likelihood - in all probability