Difference between Likely and Doubtful

LIKELY vs DOUBTFUL: NOUN

Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive.
Similar; like; alike.
Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome.
Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising
Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring
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
Improbable; unlikely; -- used ironically.
Has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined.
Promising; Apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome
Plausible; Within the realm of credibility
Appropriate, suitable; believable; having a good potential

Suspicious, or of dubious character
Improbable or unlikely
Fearsome, dreadful.
Undecided or of uncertain outcome
Experiencing or showing doubt, sceptical
Of uncertain issue or event.
Characterized by ambiguity; dubious
Admitting of doubt; not obvious, clear, or certain; questionable; not decided; not easy to be defined, classed, or named.
Not settled in opinion; undetermined; wavering; hesitating in belief; also used, metaphorically, of the body when its action is affected by such a state of mind.
Unclear or unreliable
Of uncertain outcome; undecided.
Experiencing or showing doubt.
Subject to or causing doubt.
Fraught with uncertainty or doubt
Unsettled in mind or opinion
Open to doubt or suspicion
Raising doubts as to legitimacy, honesty, or respectability; suspicious.

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.
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.
Having likeness to truth; that seems or that may be true; credible; probable: as, a likely story.
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.
Without much doubt
Similar; congenial; kindred.
Probably; as may reasonably be supposed.
With considerable certainty
In prospect
Expected to become or be

Full of doubt; having doubt; not settled in opinion.
Causing doubt; dubious; ambiguous; uncertain; not distinct in character, meaning, or appearance; vague: as, a doubtful expression; a doubtful hue.
Admitting of or subject to doubt; not obvious, clear, or certain; questionable.
Of uncertain issue; precarious; shifting.
Of questionable or suspected character.
Indicating doubt; disturbed by doubt.
In prosody, variable in quantity; capable of being pronounced or measured either as a long or as a short; common; dichronous.
Fearful; apprehensive; suspicious.

Equiprobable, Belike, Believable, Credible, Liable, Prospective, Presumptive, Promising, Potential, Plausible, Presumed, Probable, Apt, Probably, Expected

Likely, Unclear, Debatable, Iffy, Probable, Unlikely, Dubitable, Incertain, In question, Tentative, Unsettled, Dubious, Uncertain, Unsure, Questionable

In all likelihood, Equiprobable, Believable, Credible, Liable, Prospective, Presumptive, Promising, Potential, Plausible, Presumed, Probable, Apt, Probably, Expected

Likely, Unclear, Debatable, Iffy, Probable, Unlikely, Incertain, In question, Dubitable, Tentative, Unsettled, Dubious, Uncertain, Unsure, Questionable

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.

Significant judgment is used to estimate doubtful accounts.
Bad debt expense Allowance for doubtful accounts thod was used, the existing balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was ignored.
Duke Energy Ohio Duke Energy Indiana Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Allowances for doubtful accounts are presented in the following table.
Allowances for doubtful accounts: All receivables that historically experience uncollectible accounts for doubtful accounts.
Rate for doubtful accounts would debit actual amount of course, two allowance doubtful accounts financial statements for each of allowing.
At each balance sheet date, the Company provides for doubtful accounts on the basis of specific identified doubtful receivables.
The allowance for doubtful accounts and the existing guarantees are sufficient to cover doubtful trade receivables.
No one must be allowed to profit from drug of doubtful safety or doubtful efficacy.
Yet it presents the difficult question: How doubtful is doubtful?
So good luck with them changing, doubtful very doubtful.