likely
Meaning of likely
adjective
- such as well might happen or be true; probable.
speculation on the likely effect of opting out
it was likely that he would make a televised statement
sales are likely to drop further
- apparently suitable; promising.
a likely-looking spot
- probably.
we will most likely go to a bar
Middle English: from Old Norse líkligr, from líkr (see like1).
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Hyphenation of likely
likely
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- likely is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
likely synonyms
Meaning probable:
Meaning expected:
Meaning probably:
Meaning physically in contact with and supported by (a surface):
Meaning able to be done or achieved:
Meaning able to be believed; convincing:
Meaning (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable:
Meaning able to be believed; credible:
Meaning possible to be thought of or believed:
Meaning regard as probable; expect or predict:
Meaning existing in or derived from nature; not made or caused by humankind:
Meaning likely to happen at a future date:
Meaning able to be predicted:
Meaning stated or estimated as likely to happen in the future; forecast:
Meaning able to be foreseen or predicted:
Meaning likely to do or to be something:
Meaning completely confident that one is right:
Meaning (of a person's future) regarded as developing as though according to a pre-existing plan:
Meaning be destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way:
Meaning right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation:
Meaning suitable or proper in the circumstances:
Meaning apt in the circumstances or in relation to something:
Meaning having reached such an extreme condition as to be on the point of doing the thing specified:
Meaning suitable or appropriate under the circumstances; right or proper:
Meaning able to be agreed on; suitable:
Meaning denoting something that is truly what it is said or regarded to be; genuine:
Meaning morally good, justified, or acceptable:
Meaning having sound judgement; fair and sensible:
Meaning showing signs of future success:
Meaning feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event:
Meaning having a natural aptitude or skill for something:
Meaning having exceptional talent or natural ability:
Meaning used to convey that what is asserted is very likely though not known for certain:
Meaning certainly; without doubt:
likely antonyms
Meaning not likely to happen, be done, or be true; improbable:
Meaning not able to occur, exist, or be done:
Meaning not likely to be true or to happen:
Translation of likely
Anagrams of likely
Words that rhyme with likely
Blakely, rakely, Brackely, Szekely, Likely, belikely, ladylikely, manlikely, unlikely, warlikely, Stokely, dukely, lukely
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