Synonyms for likelihood
ˈlaɪk liˌhʊdlike·li·hood

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1. likelihoodnoun

   Synonyms:
   odds, likeliness

   Antonyms:
   unlikelihood

2. likelihoodnoun

   The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state of being probable.

   Synonyms:
   likeliness, odds

   Antonyms:
   unlikelihood

3. likelihoodnoun

   Shorthand for likelihood function; the probability that a real world experiment would generate a specific datum, as a function of the parameters of a mathematical model.

   Synonyms:
   likeliness, odds

   Antonyms:
   unlikelihood

4. likelihoodnoun

   Likeness, resemblance.

   There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation. (Sir W. Raleigh)

   Synonyms:
   odds, likeliness

   Antonyms:
   unlikelihood

5. likelihoodnoun

   Appearance, show, sign, expression.

   What of his heart perceive you in his face by any likelihood he showed to-day ? (Shak)

   Synonyms:
   likeliness, odds

   Antonyms:
   unlikelihood

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:2.3 / 3 votes

1. likelihood, likelinessnoun

   the probability of a specified outcome

   Synonyms:
   likeliness

   Antonyms:
   unlikeliness, unlikelihood

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1. • Probability

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1. likelihoodnoun

   Synonyms:
   probability, verisimilitude

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1. likelihoodnoun

   Synonyms:
   probability, verisimilitude

   Antonyms:
   unlikelihood, improbability

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1. List of paraphrases for "likelihood":

   probability, probabilities, risk, chance, possibility, chances, plausibility, reasonableness, odds, likely, opportunity, susceptibility

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1. Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart:

   The first action to raise interest rates will in all likelihood be justified by the middle of the year.

2. Tricia Kinder:

   It was almost 70 degrees the day before, so I thought, well truly whatever accumulations we’re going to get, what’s the likelihood that it’s going to stick?

3. Jiayi Xu:

   For people who are thinking about selling their home, current market conditions may be causing them to hold off, recent data show that December home sellers faced more competition from other potential sellers, longer time on market, and a greater likelihood of having to lower their asking price. Some are waiting to see if the market improves before putting their home up for sale.

4. Simon Taylor:

   This database will be a rich source of information for the bad guys to create very compelling, targeted spear phishing attacks and increases the likelihood of recipients opening email attachments, which renders them, and their respective organizations, highly exposed to attack.

5. Kyle Tapley:

   If we don't have a quicker transition to La Nina, we have less likelihood of very hot and dry summer across the United States, our forecasts show just above normal temperatures across eastern and central U.S., but not extreme heat by any means. On the precipitation side, we are seeing close to normal in most of the corn and soybean areas across the U.S. Midwest.