almost certainly
As good as
Almost certainly expresses very high probability just short of absolute certainty.
It hedges a confident claim: She will almost certainly win reelection.
The phrase acknowledges that while something appears inevitable, unforeseen factors could intervene.
Often used when evidence strongly supports a conclusion but proof remains incomplete.
- likelyHaving good odds
- probableLikely to occur
- odds arePhrase meaning probably
- presumablyTaken as likely true
- expectedRegarded as likely
safe bet · confidence · foreseeable · assumption · evidently · all but · assured · beyond reasonable doubt · sure thing · supposedly · inference · virtually · conviction · inevitable · deduction · apparently · in all likelihood · pretty much
almost certainlydoubtful
Uncertain of truth
unlikely · improbable · slim chance · long shot · dubious
almost certainlypossibly
With some likelihood
perhaps · maybe · conceivably · who knows · uncertain
almost certainlydefinitely not
Emphatic negative response
certainly not · absolutely not · by no means · not at all · no way
almost, most, certainly, certain, certainty, uncertainly, uncertain, uncertainty, certitude