likelihood
likelihood
nounDefinition 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
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