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as likely as not

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

As has even chances of being true or happening; as has a fifty-fifty likelihood; (often loosely) probably.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: (broadly synonymous) more than likely, in all likelihood, in all probability

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: as like as not, more than likely, in all likelihood, in all probability

Antonyms: none provided

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