likelier

ADJECTIVE

probable, apt, hopeful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptable expected fair feasible inclined possible prone reasonable

WEAK

achievable anticipated assuring attainable believeable conceivable conjecturable credible destined disposed favorite given to imaginable in favor of in the cards in the habit of inferable liable odds-on on the verge of ostensible plausible practicable predisposed presumable promising rational seeming subject to supposable tending thinkable true up-and-coming verisimilar workable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

impossible unlikely unreasonable

WEAK

implausible inapt unforeseeable

Example Sentences

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likelier

Yet pregnant women who get sick with Covid are likelier to experience severe illness, including “increased risk of complications that can affect your health and the health of your baby.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

But plenty of pop stars, from Madonna to Britney Spears, have changed their brand as they age without losing faith from their fans, which means the likelier explanation for Swift’s dip in popularity is financial.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

Firms that use AI particularly frequently were in fact four percent likelier to hire new staff than average, the economists said in a blog post.

From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026

The Warner Bros. board has said it believes that Netflix’s $82.7 billion proposal offers better value, stronger financing and a likelier path to regulatory approval.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026

Intelligent people are likelier than less intelligent ones to escape those causes of high mortality in traditional New Guinea societies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond