Likely

Synonyms of likely

• possible
• expected
• probable

Antonyms of likely

• doubtful
• improbable
• unlikely

Collocations of likely

highly likely

Frequency: 70 %

It is highly likely that it will rain tomorrow.

very likely

Frequency: 65 %

She is very likely to succeed in her new job.

most likely

Frequency: 60 %

The most likely outcome of the meeting is a compromise.

quite likely

Frequency: 50 %

It is quite likely that they will arrive late.

probably likely

Frequency: 45 %

He will probably likely be late to the party.

Idiomatic Expressions for likely

• Phrase: as likely as not
  Meaning: indicating that something is equally probable or expected to happen
  Usage: The weather forecast says it's as likely as not that it will rain tomorrow.