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not likely

ADJECTIVE

unlikely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurd implausible improbable inconceivable incredible rare remote strange unbelievable

WEAK

contrary doubtful dubious faint out of the ordinary outside chance questionable slight unconvincing unheard-of unimaginable untoward

Antonyms

STRONGEST

believable common credible likely plausible possible probable reasonable regular tenable usual

WEAK

imaginable probably

ADVERB

hardly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barely comparatively practically rarely seldom simply somewhat

STRONG

just

WEAK

almost inconceivably almost not by a hair by no means detectably faintly gradually imperceptibly infrequently little no more than no way not a bit not at all not by much not markedly not measurably not much not notably not noticeably not often not quite once in a blue moon only only just perceptibly pretty near scantly slightly sparsely sporadically with trouble

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently

WEAK

very

Example Sentences

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Even if the rumors are true that Paramount and CBS executives are growing wary of Weiss and her impact, the overhaul of 60 Minutes is not likely to end.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

China has shrunk to 18% of the car maker’s volumes and is not likely to come back, U.S. tariffs are disruptive, and the luxury backdrop has been weak, Jefferies says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"It's not likely that anything will happen," Chloe said.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Gundlach said that since the Federal Reserve started cutting interest rates in September 2024, long rates are up 100 basis points, and that’s not likely to stop.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

A farmer was not likely to be trouble, I decided, so I figured I would try to track him or her down and find out what I could about the war’s progress.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

not likely

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