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The meaning of LIKELY is having a high probability of occurring or being true : very probable. How to use likely in a sentence.

Likely and unlikely are adjectives. We use them to say that something will probably happen or not happen in the future. We can use them before a noun, or with the verbs be, seem and appear: …

In conversation and in informal writing, likely is sometimes an adverb with most, more than, or very in front of it, or as part of the phrase more likely than not.

A likely person, place, or thing is one that will probably be suitable for a particular purpose. At one point he had seemed a likely candidate to become Prime Minister. We aimed the microscope …

Oct 9, 2025 · As an adverb, likely is often preceded by a modifier such as most or quite.

Likely in the senses "probably destined'' and "probably'' is often preceded by a qualifying word like very, more, or quite: The board is very likely to turn down the request. The new system will …

Synonyms for LIKELY: probable, possible, inevitable, potential, doubtless, conceivable, supposable, bound; Antonyms of LIKELY: unlikely, doubtful, questionable, improbable, …

"So are you coming running with me?" "Not likely!" (Definition of likely from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

4 days ago · Ravens TE Isaiah Likely and other Ravens reacted to three critical calls that went against them against the Steelers.