as likely as not
Could go either
As likely as not means probably or with roughly even odds—something that may well happen or be true.
The phrase suggests a coin-flip probability, though in practice it often leans toward likelihood: As likely as not, she's already heard the news.
He'll forget, as likely as not.
- presumablyTaken as likely true
- odds arePhrase meaning probably
- assumablyTaken for granted
- touch and goDangerously uncertain situation
- probablyAlmost certainly true
fair chance · in all probability · fifty-fifty · up in the air · toss up · on the fence · in the balance · toss · coin toss · potential · coin · even odds · even money · pick 'em · six of one · chance · hit or miss · wild card
certainty/probability
as likely as notcertainly
Without any doubt
definitely · absolutely · impossible · inevitably · no chance
likely, like, likelihood, likeliness, unlikely, unlikelihood, liken, likeness, likelier