in all probability

ADVERB

likely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

presumably

WEAK

assumably doubtless doubtlessly in all likelihood like as not most likely no doubt presumptively prima facie seemingly to all appearances

Antonyms

WEAK

improbably unlikely

ADVERB

presumably

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apparently doubtless probably seemingly supposedly surely

STRONG

presumptively

WEAK

assumably credible doubtlessly hypothetically in all likelihood indubitably it would seem most likely on the face of it theoretically unquestionably

Antonyms

STRONGEST

improbably questionably uncertain unlikely

WEAK

doubtfully

ADVERB

probably

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apparently doubtless no doubt perhaps possibly presumably seemingly

STRONG

believably plausibly

WEAK

as likely as not as the case may be assumably dollars to doughnuts expediently feasibly imaginably in all likelihood like enough maybe most likely one can assume perchance practicably presumptively reasonably to all appearances

Antonyms

STRONGEST

improbably uncertain unlikely

Example Sentences

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The prospect of a grand finale extinguished, both for the innings and now, in all probability, for the tournament, too.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

“Everybody is going to go through it again, and the outcome in all probability is going to be the same,” said Jim Pasco, the executive director of the National Fraternal Order of Police.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2023

Those behind the attempt have never been found — and in all probability, never will be.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2023

Elizabeth — or as Charles calls her, “darling mama” — ruled Britannia for a record-shattering 70 years, longer than any of her predecessors and, in all probability, any of her successors.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2022

I felt cold and dismayed: my worst fears then were probably true: he had in all probability left England and rushed in reckless desperation to some former haunt on the Continent.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

in all probability

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