| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | acceptable | Reasonable enough to be believed |
| 2. | admissible | Acceptable as possible or relevant |
| 3. | all but certain | Almost certain |
| 4. | almost certain | Very likely |
| 5. | anticipated | Expected or foreseen beforehand |
| 6. | apparent | Seeming evident or likely |
| 7. | arguable | Able to be argued as true |
| 8. | assured | Very likely or certain |
| 9. | auspicious | Suggesting future success or likelihood |
| 10. | believable | Easy to accept as true |
| 11. | better than even | More likely than unlikely |
| 12. | bound | Certain or very likely |
| 13. | calculable | Able to be estimated or predicted |
| 14. | certain | Sure to happen or be true |
| 15. | chances are | It is likely |
| 16. | cogent | Clearly convincing and reasonable |
| 17. | coherent | Clear, logical, and believable |
| 18. | compelling | Strongly convincing |
| 19. | conceivable | Able to be imagined as possible |
| 20. | consistent | Agreeing with facts or expectations |
| 21. | convincing | Causing belief or acceptance |
| 22. | credible | Able to be believed |
| 23. | debatable | Not certain but arguable |
| 24. | defensible | Able to be justified or supported |
| 25. | destined | Likely to have a set outcome |
| 26. | disposed to | Inclined or likely to |
| 27. | due | Expected at a particular time |
| 28. | encouraging | Giving reason to expect success |
| 29. | eventual | Expected to happen eventually |
| 30. | evident | Plain or likely from evidence |
| 31. | expectable | Able to be expected |
| 32. | expected | Regarded as likely to occur |
| 33. | fairly likely | Moderately expected |
| 34. | fancied | Considered likely to succeed |
| 35. | favorable | Likely to produce a good result |
| 36. | favored | More likely to win or happen |
| 37. | feasible | Possible and practical to do |
| 38. | forecast | Predicted or expected |
| 39. | forecasted | Predicted in advance |
| 40. | foreseeable | Able to be predicted |
| 41. | given to | Inclined or likely to do |
| 42. | highly likely | Very likely |
| 43. | hopeful | Giving reason to expect success |
| 44. | imaginable | Possible to think of occurring |
| 45. | imminent | Likely to happen very soon |
| 46. | impending | Likely to happen soon |
| 47. | in prospect | Likely or expected soon |
| 48. | in sight | Likely to happen soon |
| 49. | in the cards | Likely to happen |
| 50. | in view | Likely or being considered |
| 51. | inferable | Able to be concluded from evidence |
| 52. | liable to | Likely to, especially negatively |
| 53. | likely | Expected to happen or be true |
| 54. | logical | Following reason and seeming likely |
| 55. | looked-for | Expected or anticipated |
| 56. | looming | Likely to happen soon, ominously |
| 57. | meant | Intended or expected to be |
| 58. | more likely than not | Having better than even odds |
| 59. | most likely | Having the greatest likelihood |
| 60. | near-certain | Almost completely certain |
| 61. | not unlikely | Reasonably possible or likely |
| 62. | odds are | It is likely |
| 63. | odds-on | Very likely to happen |
| 64. | on course | Likely to reach the expected result |
| 65. | on pace | Likely to meet a target |
| 66. | on the cards | Likely to happen |
| 67. | on track | Likely to succeed or happen |
| 68. | oncoming | Approaching and expected soon |
| 69. | open to | Likely to allow or experience |
| 70. | persuasive | Able to convince or make believable |
| 71. | plausible | Seeming reasonable or believable |
| 72. | possible | Able to happen or be true |
| 73. | predictable | Able to be expected or foreseen |
| 74. | presumable | Reasonably supposed or assumed |
| 75. | presumptive | Based on reasonable assumption |
| 76. | pretty likely | Informally quite likely |
| 77. | promising | Likely to succeed or improve |
| 78. | propitious | Favorable and likely to succeed |
| 79. | questionable | Doubtful but possible |
| 80. | quite likely | Fairly likely |
| 81. | rather likely | Somewhat strongly expected |
| 82. | rational | Based on reason and likely enough |
| 83. | realistic | Likely enough to be practical |
| 84. | reasonable | Fairly likely or sensible |
| 85. | reasonably likely | Likely for sensible reasons |
| 86. | sensible | Reasonable and likely enough |
| 87. | set | Likely or ready to happen |
| 88. | slated | Scheduled or expected to happen |
| 89. | solid | Strong and convincing |
| 90. | sound | Reasonable and reliable |
| 91. | strong | Convincing or likely |
| 92. | supportable | Able to be justified as reasonable |
| 93. | sure | Highly likely or certain |
| 94. | tenable | Able to be defended as reasonable |
| 95. | tending to | Likely to move toward |
| 96. | to be expected | Likely or normal |
| 97. | upcoming | Expected to happen soon |
| 98. | valid | Reasonable or acceptable as likely |
| 99. | very likely | Strongly expected |
| 100. | viable | Able to work or succeed |
