likelihood

likelihood

noun

Definition of LIKELIHOOD

the quality or state of being likely to occur <the weatherman on TV said that the likelihood of rain today was fairly high>

Synonyms liability, likelihood

Related Words credibility, plausibility, plausibleness; feasibility, feasibleness, possibility, potentiality, reasonability, reasonableness, viability

Near Antonyms doubtfulness, dubiousness; impracticability, impracticality; implausibility, incredibility, incredibleness

Antonyms improbability, unlikelihood, unlikeliness