Letters that make likely
e, k, l, i, y are letters that make 'likely'
5 possible definitions for 'likely'
Under this definition, likely is an adjective and has the following properties:
unlikely has the opposite meaning of likely
likelihood, likeliness are attributes of 'likely'.
likelihood, likeliness are derivatives of 'likely'.
"these services are likely to be available to us all before long", "she is likely to forget", "a likely place for a restaurant", "the broken limb is likely to fall", "rain is likely", "a likely topic for investigation", "likely candidates for the job"
Under this definition, likely is an adjective and has the following properties:
potential has the same meaning as likely
likelihood, likeliness, potency, potentiality, potential are derivatives of 'likely'.
prospective is similar to likely.
Under this definition, likely is an adjective and has the following properties:
probably, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike have the same meaning as 'likely'
Under this definition, likely is an adjective and has the following properties:
probable has the same meaning as likely
improbable, unlikely have the opposite meaning of 'likely'
likelihood, likeliness, chance, probability are derivatives of 'likely'.
equiprobable, presumptive, verisimilar are similar to 'likely'.
"a likely result", "he foresaw a probable loss"
Under this definition, likely is an adjective and has the following properties:
credible, believable are similar to 'likely'.
"not a very likely excuse"