Antonyms for likely
ˈlaɪk lilike·ly

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1. likelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   liable

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1. likely

   Apt implies a natural fitness or tendency; an impetuous person is apt to speak hastily. Liable refers to a contingency regarded as unfavorable; as, the ship was liable to founder at any moment. Likely refers to a contingent event regarded as very probable, and usually, tho not always, favorable; as, an industrious worker is likely to succeed. Credible signifies readily to be believed; as, a credible narrative; likely in such connection is used ironically to signify the reverse; as, a likely story! A thing is conceivable of which the mind can entertain the possibility; a thing is conjectural which is conjectured as possible or probable without other support than a conjecture, or tentative judgment; a thing is presumable which, from what is antecedently known, may betaken for granted in advance of proof. Reasonable in this connection signifies such as the reason can be satisfied with, independently of external grounds for belief or disbelief; as, that seems a reasonable supposition. Compare APPARENT.

   Antonyms:
   doubtful, dubious, improbable, incredible, questionable, unlikely, unreasonable

   Synonyms:
   apt, conceivable, conjectural, credible, liable, presumable, probable, reasonable

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1. likelyadjective

   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"

   Antonyms:
   farfetched, remote, outside, unlikely, incredible, implausible, last, unbelievable, retrospective

   Synonyms:
   potential, probable

2. probable, likelyadjective

   likely but not certain to be or become true or real

   "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"

   Antonyms:
   farfetched, unlikely, incredible, unbelievable, last, implausible, retrospective, remote, outside

   Synonyms:
   potential, probable

3. likely, potentialadjective

   expected to become or be; in prospect

   "potential clients"

   Antonyms:
   unlikely, farfetched, retrospective, incredible, implausible, unbelievable, remote, last, outside

   Synonyms:
   potential, possible, probable

4. likelyadverb

   within the realm of credibility

   "not a very likely excuse"

   Antonyms:
   incredible, unbelievable, implausible, farfetched, outside, remote, retrospective, last, unlikely

   Synonyms:
   potential, probable

5. probably, likely, in all likelihood, in all probability, belikeadverb

   with considerable certainty; without much doubt

   "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"

   Antonyms:
   remote, unlikely, outside, farfetched, last, unbelievable, incredible, retrospective, implausible

   Synonyms:
   credibly, in all probability, probably, believably, in all likelihood, belike, plausibly

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1. likelyadjective

   Antonyms:
   unlikely, improbable

   Synonyms:
   probable, verisimilar, good-looking, comely, appropriate

How to use likely in a sentence?

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2. Steve Clevenger:

   The government overstepped its bounds with the Patriot Act and they are likely to do it again.

3. Environment America:

   Burning fossil fuels produces more than just health-threatening ozone and particulates – it also produces greenhouse gases that are warming our climate. Global warming is likely to make air pollution worse in the years to come.

4. Damijan Merlak:

   Trading will resume as soon as the new infrastructure will be in place and tested. We expect that is likely to happen within the next 24 hours, in the future we will strengthen security measures while the most important thing for clients is that they will suffer no financial damage as that will be covered by our company.

5. Yvonne Hansen:

   The feeling of belonging is truly fundamental to children's healthy development, both physically and emotionally, when children feel like they belong they are more likely to be motivated, engaged, attentive and willing to take risks.

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