Difference between Likely and Plausible

LIKELY vs PLAUSIBLE: NOUN

Similar; like; alike.
Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive.
Worthy of belief; probable; credible.
Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome.
Has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
Likely but not certain to be or become true or real
Expected to become or be; in prospect
Possessing or displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable.
Apparently appropriate or suitable.
Attractive; pleasant.
Apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome; promising.
Within the realm of credibility; plausible.
Within the realm of credibility
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
Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring
Improbable; unlikely; -- used ironically.
Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising

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.
Expected to become or be
In prospect
With considerable certainty
Without much doubt
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.
Similar; congenial; kindred.
Probably; as may reasonably be supposed.

Deserving applause or approval; meritorious; praiseworthy; commendable.
Seemingly worthy of acceptance or approval; apparently right, meritorious, or worthy of confidence; having a specious or superficial appearance of truth or trustworthiness: as, a plausible excuse; a plausible theory or doctrine.
Fair-spoken and apparently worthy of confidence; using or presenting discourse or arguments that seem right and worthy of acceptance: as, a plausible person.
Applauding; applausive.
Synonyms Colorable, Specious, etc. See ostensible.
Apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing

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

Tenable, Implausible, Verisimilar, Equiprobable, Pat, Slick, Presumptive, Presumed, Glib, Likely, Arguable, Probable, Convincing, Credible, Believable

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

Tenable, Implausible, Verisimilar, Equiprobable, Pat, Slick, Presumptive, Presumed, Glib, Likely, Arguable, Probable, Convincing, Credible, Believable

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.

Testing did order to identify a plausible defect.
Is there a plausible answer to these questions?
Do you see any plausible road to recovery?
Court must credit his reasonable and plausible facts.
At the margin, there are plausible mechanisms by which it might be expansionary, and IMHO few plausible mechanisms by which it would discourage lending.
Insofar as the acceptance model is plausible, or more plausible than the inference model, Alf Ross is repudiated.
Plausible effects Plausible effects of expert testimony can generally be classified into three categories: juror confusion, juror sensitivity, and juror skepticism.
What is plausible to Gentry is not plausible to his opponents and vice versa.
You can explain how you use Plausible and what data Plausible gathers about your visitors on your behalf.
If there is a plausible story of guilt and no plausible story of innocence, convictions will ensue.