Thesaurus / likely
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synonyms for likely
- acceptable
- expected
- fair
- feasible
- inclined
- possible
- prone
- reasonable
- 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
- presumably
- doubtless
- doubtlessly
- prima facie
- seemingly
- assumably
- in all likelihood
- in all probability
- like as not
- most likely
- no doubt
- presumptively
- to all appearances
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A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday showed Graham and Harrison each winning the backing of 48 percent of likely voters in the state.
ELECTION LIVE UPDATES: TRUMP RETURNS TO WISCONSIN; BIDEN TO FACE LIVE AUDIENCE AT TOWN HALLCOLBY ITKOWITZ, FELICIA SONMEZ, JOHN WAGNERSEPTEMBER 17, 2020WASHINGTON POSTIf it’s good enough for likely half the cantinas in Mexico, it’s good enough for your Netflix party.
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO MEXICAN SNACKSBILL ESPARZASEPTEMBER 17, 2020EATERSara Gideon, the Democratic speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, leads Collins, 54 percent to 42 percent, among likely voters in the Quinnipiac University poll, which was released Wednesday.
TRUMP CONTRADICTS CDC DIRECTOR ON VACCINE; BIDEN SAYS AMERICANS SHOULDN’T TRUST TRUMPCOLBY ITKOWITZ, FELICIA SONMEZ, JOHN WAGNERSEPTEMBER 16, 2020WASHINGTON POSTMost likely that would be in the form of passage of the Equality Act.
HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS GETTING AROUND BOSTOCK TO ALLOW ANTI-TRANS DISCRIMINATIONCHRIS JOHNSONSEPTEMBER 16, 2020WASHINGTON BLADEPerhaps most notably, a poll released on Tuesday by Monmouth University found Biden up by 3 to 5 points among likely voters, depending on turnout.
ELECTION UPDATE: WHERE BIDEN AND TRUMP HAVE GAINED THE MOST GROUNDGEOFFREY SKELLEY (GEOFFREY.SKELLEY@ABC.COM)SEPTEMBER 16, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTNot every city can spend $100 billion on a sea wall, as New York most likely will.
CLIMATE CHANGE WILL FORCE A NEW AMERICAN MIGRATIONBY ABRAHM LUSTGARTEN, PHOTOGRAPHY BY MERIDITH KOHUTSEPTEMBER 15, 2020PROPUBLICAThe brands who execute this strategy best are more likely to stand apart from their competitors.
DEEP DIVE: HOW THE SUMMER OF 2020 FORCED BRAND MARKETING TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTERJIM COOPERSEPTEMBER 14, 2020DIGIDAYIt’s worth noting that if you’ve been in your home or job for more than a few years, you’ve also likely had the same habits and routine for more than a few years.
HOW A VACATION—OR A PANDEMIC—CAN HELP YOU ADOPT BETTER HABITS NOWMATTHEWHEIMERSEPTEMBER 12, 2020FORTUNECraig Federighi, 51, is the youngest member of Apple’s executive team and is likely to remain in his role for several more years.
APPLE’S LEADERSHIP EVOLVES AHEAD OF A POST-TIM COOK ERARADMARYASEPTEMBER 12, 2020FORTUNEBut it is no use digging here; it was full five-and-twenty miles from here the likely-looking place.
IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MENDCHARLES READEWORDS RELATED TO LIKELY
- acceptable
- allowed
- applicable
- appropriate
- concedable
- fair
- fitting
- just
- justifiable
- lawful
- legal
- legitimate
- licit
- likely
- logical
- not impossible
- not unlikely
- okay
- passable
- permissible
- permitted
- pertinent
- possible
- probable
- proper
- rational
- reasonable
- relevant
- right
- suitable
- tolerable
- tolerated
- warranted
- worthy
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