likely
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
these services are likely to be available to us all before long
Related & opposite
- possible also see
- unlikely antonym
- likelihood attribute
- likelihood derivation
- aptp similar to
- probable similar to
- promising similar to
Sense 2 adverb
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
He is probably out of the country
Related & opposite
- probable derived from
Sense 3 adjective
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
a likely result
Related & opposite
- improbable antonym
- likelihood derivation
- probability derivation
- equiprobable similar to
- presumptive similar to
- verisimilar similar to
Sense 4 adjective
expected to become or be; in prospect
potential clients
Related & opposite
- likelihood derivation
- potentiality derivation
- prospective similar to
Sense 5 adjective
within the realm of credibility
not a very likely excuse
Related & opposite
- credible similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | possible |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | unlikely |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | likelihood |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | likelihood |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | aptp |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | probable |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | promising |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | probable |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | improbable |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | likelihood |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | probability |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | equiprobable |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | presumptive |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | verisimilar |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | likelihood |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | potentiality |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | prospective |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | credible |