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likelier

ADJECTIVE

probable, apt, hopeful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptable expected fair feasible inclined possible prone reasonable

WEAK

achievable anticipated assuring attainable believeable conceivable conjecturable credible destined disposed favorite given to imaginable in favor of in the cards in the habit of inferable liable odds-on on the verge of ostensible plausible practicable predisposed presumable promising rational seeming subject to supposable tending thinkable true up-and-coming verisimilar workable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

impossible unlikely unreasonable

WEAK

implausible inapt unforeseeable

Example Sentences

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Exxon Mobil’s defamation case against Rob Bonta looks likelier to go to trial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The Warner Bros. board has said it believes that Netflix’s $82.7 billion proposal offers better value, stronger financing and a likelier path to regulatory approval.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

With the EV market dialed back, executives at Ford and competitors see hybrid vehicles as a likelier technology to gain steam among U.S. car buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The likelier explanation is that Greene is plotting a return, possibly to run for president in 2028.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026

But, surely, it was likelier my bag'd be here than anywhere else in the wood.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell