100 Best Synonyms for “Likely”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	anticipated	Expected or regarded as probable.
2.	apparent	Seeming likely or evident.
3.	apparently	As far as can be seen.
4.	approaching	Likely to arrive soon.
5.	apt	Having a tendency to happen.
6.	arguably	Possibly, with reasons supporting it.
7.	as expected	In the predicted way.
8.	assumed	Accepted as likely without proof.
9.	assured	Certain or very likely.
10.	at hand	Likely to happen very soon.
11.	believable	Possible to accept as true.
12.	bound	Certain or very likely.
13.	by all accounts	Apparently; according to reports.
14.	calculated	Estimated as likely or expected.
15.	certain	Definitely or almost definitely true.
16.	certainly	With certainty; very likely.
17.	chances are	It is probably true.
18.	conceivable	Possible to imagine or accept.
19.	conceivably	Possibly, though not certainly.
20.	credible	Believable and possibly true.
21.	credibly	Believably or plausibly.
22.	disposed	Inclined or likely to act.
23.	doubtless	Almost certainly; probably.
24.	due	Expected at a particular time.
25.	effectively	In practical likelihood or result.
26.	estimated	Judged approximately as likely.
27.	evidently	Apparently; likely from evidence.
28.	expectably	As could be expected.
29.	expected	Thought likely to happen or appear.
30.	fair chance	Reasonable possibility.
31.	for all intents	Effectively or apparently.
32.	forecast	Predicted as likely.
33.	forecasted	Predicted as likely.
34.	foreseeable	Able to be predicted reasonably.
35.	forthcoming	Expected to happen or appear soon.
36.	from all appearances	Apparently; judging by appearances.
37.	given	Likely under the circumstances.
38.	good chance	Strong possibility.
39.	guaranteed	Certain to happen or occur.
40.	high chance	Strong probability.
41.	high probability	Strong likelihood.
42.	imaginable	Possible to think of happening.
43.	imminent	About to happen.
44.	impending	Likely to happen very soon.
45.	in line for	Likely to receive or experience.
46.	in prospect	Likely or expected soon.
47.	in sight	Likely to happen soon.
48.	in store	Likely to happen later.
49.	in the cards	Likely or possible in future.
50.	in the offing	Likely to happen soon.
51.	in view	Likely or being considered.
52.	inclined	Likely or tending toward something.
53.	liable	Likely to experience something bad.
54.	looming	Likely and concerning soon.
55.	maybe	Possibly; it may happen.
56.	naturally	As expected in the circumstances.
57.	not unlikely	Fairly possible or probable.
58.	odds are	It is probably true.
59.	odds-on	Very likely to happen or win.
60.	on balance	Probably, after considering everything.
61.	on the cards	Likely or possible in future.
62.	on the horizon	Likely to happen soon.
63.	on track for	Likely to achieve or reach.
64.	ostensibly	Apparently or supposedly.
65.	pending	Expected but not yet decided.
66.	planned	Arranged and expected to happen.
67.	plausible	Seeming reasonable or likely.
68.	possible	Able or likely to happen.
69.	potential	Possible or likely to develop.
70.	predictable	Able to be expected in advance.
71.	predisposed	Naturally likely to react certain ways.
72.	probable	Having a good chance of happening.
73.	promising	Likely to succeed or improve.
74.	prone	Likely to do or suffer something.
75.	prospective	Likely or expected in the future.
76.	real chance	Genuine possibility.
77.	reasonable	Fairly likely or sensible.
78.	reasonably	With reasonable likelihood.
79.	safe to say	Reasonably likely to be true.
80.	scheduled	Expected at an arranged time.
81.	seeming	Appearing to be true or likely.
82.	seemingly	Apparently; likely from appearances.
83.	set	Ready or likely to happen.
84.	slated	Expected or planned to happen.
85.	supposed	Believed likely or expected.
86.	supposedly	As believed or claimed.
87.	sure	Almost certain to happen.
88.	surely	Almost certainly.
89.	to all appearances	Apparently; seemingly.
90.	to be anticipated	Expected or likely.
91.	to be assumed	Reasonably supposed likely.
92.	to be expected	Likely under the circumstances.
93.	to be foreseen	Able to be expected.
94.	to be predicted	Able to be expected.
95.	to be presumed	Reasonably believed likely.
96.	understandably	As might reasonably be expected.
97.	undoubtedly	Almost certainly; without doubt.
98.	unsurprisingly	As expected; not surprisingly.
99.	upcoming	Expected to happen soon.
100.	within reason	Reasonably possible or likely.