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- if you don't graduate from high school, your likely fate is a low-paying job
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- this looks like a likely spot for good trout fishing
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- we didn't find her excuse a very likely story
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- a likely gal such as yourself should have no trouble getting a date
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- aesthetic
- (also esthetic or aesthetical or esthetical),
- attractive,
- beauteous,
- beautiful,
- bonny
- (also bonnie)
- [chiefly British],
- comely,
- cute,
- drop-dead,
- fair,
- fetching,
- good,
- good-looking,
- goodly,
- gorgeous,
- handsome,
- knockout,
- lovely,
- lovesome,
- pretty,
- ravishing,
- seemly,
- sightly,
- stunning,
- taking,
- well-favored
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- alluring,
- appealing,
- charming,
- cunning,
- delightful,
- engaging,
- fascinating,
- glamorous
- (also glamourous),
- prepossessing
- elegant,
- exquisite,
- glorious,
- Junoesque,
- magnificent,
- resplendent,
- splendid,
- statuesque,
- sublime,
- superb
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- abhorrent,
- abominable,
- bad,
- disagreeable,
- disgusting,
- dreadful,
- foul,
- frightful,
- ghastly,
- horrible,
- loathsome,
- nasty,
- nauseating,
- objectionable,
- offensive,
- repellent
- (also repellant),
- repugnant,
- repulsive,
- revolting,
- shocking,
- sickening,
- terrible,
- vile
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adverbSynonyms & Antonyms of likely (Entry 2 of 2)
- the picnic will likely be cancelled if the storm continues
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“Likely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/likely. Accessed 19 May. 2022.
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The first known use of likely was in the 14th century
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