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in all likelihood

ADVERB
apparently
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allegedly ostensibly possibly probably supposedly
WEAK
as if as though at a glance at first sight intuitively it appears that it seems that most likely on the face of it outwardly plausibly professedly reasonably reputably speciously superficially tangibly to all appearances
Antonyms
STRONGEST
improbably unlikely
WEAK
dubiously equivocally questionably uncertain
ADVERB
likely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
presumably
WEAK
assumably doubtless doubtlessly in all probability like as not most likely no doubt presumptively prima facie seemingly to all appearances
Antonyms
WEAK
improbably unlikely
ADVERB
ostensively
Synonyms
WEAK
allegedly as if as though at a glance at first sight evidently externally intuitively it appears that it seems that most likely on the face of it ostensibly outwardly plausibly possibly probably professedly reasonably reputably seemingly speciously superficially supposedly tangibly to all appearances
ADVERB
presumably
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apparently doubtless probably seemingly supposedly surely
STRONG
presumptively
WEAK
assumably credible doubtlessly hypothetically in all probability indubitably it would seem most likely on the face of it theoretically unquestionably
Antonyms
STRONGEST
improbably questionably uncertain unlikely
WEAK
doubtfully
ADVERB
probably
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apparently doubtless no doubt perhaps possibly presumably seemingly
STRONG
believably plausibly
WEAK
as likely as not as the case may be assumably dollars to doughnuts expediently feasibly imaginably in all probability like enough maybe most likely one can assume perchance practicably presumptively reasonably to all appearances
Antonyms
STRONGEST
improbably uncertain unlikely

Example Sentences

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If workers get the green light for a couple of extra days working from home, in all likelihood it would be coming from their immediate managers instead of the company’s top leaders.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

This result, in all likelihood, will ultimately have no impact on their future in the Premier League, but Rodrigo Gomes, the scorer of their first goal on Tuesday, is keeping the faith.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Little Foot demonstrates in all likelihood he's right about that.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

Any words from Powell or hints in the data that disrupt bets on the Fed’s next move could mean pain for stocks until the central bank does, in all likelihood, slash rates next week.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

I began to understand why Emma had been so reluctant to believe me; it would mean, in all likelihood, that I was here to deliver bad news about my grandfather.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs