Adjective

• (58)S: (adj) likely (has a good chance of being the case or of coming about) "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"
• (4)S: (adj) probable, likely (likely but not certain to be or become true or real) "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"
• S: (adj) likely, potential (expected to become or be; in prospect) "potential clients"
• S: (adj) likely (within the realm of credibility) "not a very likely excuse"

Adverb

• (9)S: (adv) probably, likely, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike (with considerable certainty; without much doubt) "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"