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more than likely

more than likely adverb: probably.

Adverb

more than likely (comparative form only)

  1. (comparative-only) Probably.
    • Near-synonyms: as likely as not, as like as not

Synonyms of more than likely

Questions about more than likely

What does more than likely mean?
More than likely means probably.
What part of speech is more than likely?
More than likely is an adverb.

Words near more than likely in the dictionary

  1. more so
  2. more suo
  3. more tea, vicar
  4. more than eleven
  5. more than friends
  6. more than likely
  7. more than meets the eye
  8. more than one bargained for
  9. more than one can poke a stick at
  10. more than one can shake a stick at
  11. more than one cares to mention

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