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likely
Overview of adj likely
The adj likely has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (61) likely -- (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")
2. (4) probable, likely -- (likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss")
3. expected, likely, potential -- (expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"; "expected income")
4. likely -- (within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse")
Overview of adv likely
The adv likely has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (9) probably, likely, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike -- (with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war")
Antonyms of adj likely
4 senses of likely
Sense 1
likely (vs. unlikely)
unlikely (vs. likely)
=> farfetched, implausible
=> last
=> outside, remote
Sense 2
probable (vs. improbable), likely
Sense 3
expected, likely, potential
INDIRECT (VIA prospective) -> retrospective
Sense 4
likely
INDIRECT (VIA credible) -> incredible, unbelievable
Similarity of adj likely
4 senses of likely
Sense 1
likely (vs. unlikely)
=> apt(predicate), liable(predicate)
=> probable
=> promising
Also See> possible#1
Sense 2
probable (vs. improbable), likely
=> equiprobable
=> presumptive
=> verisimilar
Sense 3
expected, likely, potential
=> prospective (vs. retrospective)
Sense 4
likely
=> credible (vs. incredible), believable
Pertainyms of adj likely
Attributes of adj likely
1 of 4 senses of likely
Sense 1
likely (vs. unlikely)
=> likelihood, likeliness
Domain of adj likely
Domain Terms of adj likely
Familiarity of adj likely
likely used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Grep of adj likely
likely
unlikely
Antonyms of adv likely
Synonyms of adv likely
1 sense of likely
Sense 1
probably, likely, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike
Pertainyms of adv likely
Domain of adv likely
Domain Terms of adv likely
Familiarity of adv likely
likely used as an adverb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adv likely
likely
not very likely
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