LIKELY vs COULD: NOUN
- Something or somebody considered likely.
- Preterit of can.
- Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
- A buoy with a round bottom and conical top
- The quantity contained in a can
- The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- A room equipped with toilet facilities
- A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
LIKELY vs COULD: ADJECTIVE
- Similar; like; alike.
- Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising
- Improbable; unlikely; -- used ironically.
- Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring
- Has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
- Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome.
- Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive.
- Worthy of belief; probable; credible.
- Attractive; pleasant.
- Apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome; promising.
- Apparently appropriate or suitable.
- Within the realm of credibility; plausible.
- Possessing or displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable.
- Expected to become or be; in prospect
- Likely but not certain to be or become true or real
- Within the realm of credibility
- Appropriate, suitable; believable; having a good potential
- Promising; Apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome
- Plausible; Within the realm of credibility
- Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined.
- Sealed in a can or jar
- Recorded for broadcast
LIKELY vs COULD: VERB
- N/A
- Terminate the employment of
- Preserve in a can or tin
- Simple past of can.
- Used to politely ask for permission to do something.
- Used to politely ask for someone else to do something.
- Used to show the possibility that something might happen.
- Used to suggest something.
LIKELY vs COULD: ADVERB
- With considerable certainty; without much doubt
- Probably.
- In all probability; probably.
- Similarly.
- N/A
LIKELY vs COULD: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Synonyms Apt, Likely, etc. See apt.
- Such as may be liked; likable; pleasing; agreeable; commendable; promising; good.
- Liable to happen or come about; in prospect or expectation.
- Expected to become or be
- In prospect
- With considerable certainty
- Without much doubt
- Probably; as may reasonably be supposed.
- Similar; congenial; kindred.
- That may be suitable; preferred for a particular reason or purpose; fit or adapted, or giving promise of being so: as, a likely subject for satire.
- Having likeness to truth; that seems or that may be true; credible; probable: as, a likely story.
- Hence Within the limits of probability; having a tendency; so situated or constituted that he or it will probably be or do something indicated: followed by an infinitive.
- (auxiliary verb) Used to indicate tentativeness or politeness.
- (auxiliary verb) Used with hypothetical or conditional force.
- (auxiliary verb) Used to indicate ability or permission in the past.
- (imperative) Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or in the conditional present.
LIKELY vs COULD: RELATED WORDS
- Equiprobable, Belike, Believable, Credible, Liable, Prospective, Presumptive, Promising, Potential, Plausible, Presumed, Probable, Apt, Probably, Expected
- Not, Possibly, Would, Peut, Mind, Wanna, How, Potential, Possible, Perhaps, Maybe, Able, Ought, Likely, Might
LIKELY vs COULD: DESCRIBE WORDS
- In all likelihood, Equiprobable, Believable, Credible, Liable, Prospective, Presumptive, Promising, Potential, Plausible, Presumed, Probable, Apt, Probably, Expected
- Not, Possibly, Would, Peut, Mind, Wanna, How, Potential, Possible, Perhaps, Maybe, Able, Ought, Likely, Might
LIKELY vs COULD: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- That likely depends on who you talk to.
- Or is that too likely to be misinterpreted?
- That is likely where you have seen it.
- Omnichannel experiences are likely to increase customer retention.
- And it was likely in some brief somewhere.
- You will most likely need solid rep monsters.
- ID that is highly likely to be unique.
- Worldwide, construction workers are three times more likely to be killed and twice as likely to be injured as workers in other occupations.
- With our help, students are less likely to end up in remedial courses and more likely to persist in college.
- He expressly notes, however, that artists will likely want to omit this term as collectors would likely not agree to it.
- This could be something that is related to the concept of the work, or it could be simply descriptive.
- This setup could be mounted onto a piece of plywood which could be mounted near the generator.
- She had intuition and intelligence and insight and could always see in us our best selves, even when we could not.
- If we were we could reach some conclusions, and we could, at last, make others take us seriously.
- These actions could be done by malicious activity, or they could be part of normal host operation and maintenance.
- If they could see them, how could white prosecutors say all the things they have said?
- They could not vote or hold public office, but they could own property and businesses.
- Each of these three claims could definitely be made by a speaker and other speakers could say the exact opposite.
- Could you tell me please, where could i get some?
- Heavy objects could lead to roof or ceiling collapse, debris could litter the area, and there could be holes in the floor.
LIKELY vs COULD: QUESTIONS
- Which person is likely in negative nitrogen balance?
- Which metamorphic rocks are likely to contain garnet?
- Are nearsighted people more likely to have glaucoma?
- Are perfectionists more likely to bite their fingernails?
- Which it organizations are likely to recommend LiveAction?
- Why is intraspecific competition likely to be intense?
- Which foods are most likely genetically modified (GMO)?
- Does Brexit Make Scottish independence more likely?
- Does economic interdependence make conflicts less likely?
- Does personalism make calamitous mistakes more likely?
- Could Dorper sheep revolutionize the meat industry?
- Which genotypes could be described as heterozygous?
- Could postexercise euphoria be caused by cannabinoids?
- Could not enable database'databasename'for publishing?
- Could cloud computing exist without virtualization?
- Could artificial intelligence ever become conscious?
- Could the charges against the CIA be worse than they could be?
- Which is better, could you kindly or could you please?
- What could you do in the '70s that you could never get away with?
- Could Kubiak look back and say what could have been?