Likely

Word LIKELY
Character 6
Hyphenation like ly
Pronunciations /ˈlaɪkli/

Definitions and meanings of "Likely"

What do we mean by likely?

Possessing or displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable. adjective

Within the realm of credibility; plausible. adjective

Apparently appropriate or suitable. adjective

Apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome; promising. adjective

Attractive; pleasant. adjective

Probably. adverb

Probably; as may reasonably be supposed.

Similar; congenial; kindred.

That may be suitable; preferred for a particular reason or purpose; fit or adapted, or giving promise of being so: as, a likely subject for satire.

Having likeness to truth; that seems or that may be true; credible; probable: as, a likely story.

Hence Within the limits of probability; having a tendency; so situated or constituted that he or it will probably be or do something indicated: followed by an infinitive.

Liable to happen or come about; in prospect or expectation.

Such as may be liked; likable; pleasing; agreeable; commendable; promising; good.

Synonyms Apt, Likely, etc. See apt.

Worthy of belief; probable; credible. adjective

Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive. adjective

Similar; like; alike. adjective

Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome. adjective

Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising adjective

Improbable; unlikely; -- used ironically. adjective

Something or somebody considered likely.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Likely

The word "likely" in example sentences

The banks that took care of their own loans wound up, long term, in a situation that was likely to be better; but only _likely_ some localities had bad luck, some banks got hit by other factors, and only if they actually were better at managing their localloans. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If anything, that it was sold in stores and was *nevertheless* “likely” to prevail on a fair use defense, indicates to me that the same thing posted on a web page as fanfic would be *even more likely* to be fair use. ❋ Unknown (2006)

He'll be doing his term likely in Yazoo City, Mississippi, which is near his home. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Natalee Holloway is a name likely to haunt a generation of U.S. parents. ❋ By Rene Lynch (2012)

'American Idol' auditions in Pittsburgh reveal one heck of a belter: Erika Van Pelt Reid Grimm impresses, and Travis Delgado and Holly Day wow them with big sob stories Jim Farber / DAILY NEWS MUSIC CRITIC Steven Tyler on "American Idol" Thursday, a phrase likely to resonate quite a ways down the "Idol" line. ❋ JIM FARBER (2012)

Newt Gingrich, out for revenge after being on the receiving end of a $4m £2.6m advertising battering from Romney in Iowa, did not hold back, accusing him of lying, being unelectable and, in a phrase likely to be remembered long after the campaign is over, of talking "pious baloney". ❋ Ewen MacAskill (2012)

Leading the Huskers to the title likely would've been enough to boost Frazier over George, whose Buckeyes lost to Tennessee in the Citrus Bowl. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Rhimes: I don't know about the word "likely" possibly the last. ❋ Unknown (2011)

No deals for Braves; no NL East title likely is the next entry in this blog. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That they borrowed this term likely is suggestive of what happens when communities move into new climate regimes, which is just what proto-West Ruvu speakers did when they moved westward to the two-rain-season environment in the interior. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The TSA is withholding the name of the test airlines for murky "security reasons" - likely a code word for bad publicity, but the airlines should be easily identifiable since they are likely the only ones asking for passengers 'dates of birth. ❋ Unknown (2009)

McGowan was victimized by "green scare," a term likely first used in 2002, referring to legal and extralegal government actions against animal liberation and environmental activists. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It surely looks like some euphemism is at work here; and if that is the case the term likely being avoided is "penis." ❋ Unknown (2009)

They only measure the -- what they call the likely voters, not all the voters. ❋ Unknown (2008)

You might get away with it later, but I wouldn't chose that for a title likely to jump off the shelf at people. ❋ Glenda Larke (2007)

Worries: C David Legwand hasn't lived up to expectations, and this likely is his make-or-break season. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I knew that my title likely to be changed, and frankly, I was not expecting to be consulted about it. ❋ Unknown (2006)

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