Thesaurus: likely

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1. a. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story.
2. a. Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain.
3. a. Similar; like; alike.
4. a. Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome.
5. a. Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant.
6. adv. In all probability; probably.
7. adj. has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
8. adj. expected to become or be; in prospect
9. adj. within the realm of credibility
10. adv. with considerable certainty; without much doubt
11. 1. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story. It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy and conspicuous. Johnson. 2. Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain. 3. Similar; like; alike. [Obs.] Spenser. 4. Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome. Shak. Milton. 5. Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant. In all probability; probably. While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of nothing that imported him to know. Glanvill.
12. In all probability; probably.While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of nothing thatimported him to know. Glanvill.