likeliness
How probable something seems
Likeliness is the quality of being likely—the probability or chance that something will happen or be true.
Given the likeliness of rain, bring an umbrella.
The word is less common than likelihood, which carries the same meaning.
Likelihood expressed numerically
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- chancesProbabilities of occurrence
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
expectation · possibility · plausibility · feasibility · predictability · estimation · calculation · forecast
Commitment to act
- aptitudeInnate capability
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- tendencyInclination toward a behavior
predisposition · propensity · inclination · readiness · susceptibility · prospect · fitness · suitability
odds
Likelihood expressed numerically
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- chancesProbabilities of occurrence
prospect · expectation · possibility · plausibility · feasibility · predictability · estimation · calculation · forecast · percentage
promise
Commitment to act
- aptitudeInnate capability
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- capacityMaximum amount containable
tendency · predisposition · propensity · inclination · readiness · susceptibility · prospect · fitness · suitability · qualification
likelinessunlikeliness
Low probability state
unlikelihood · improbability · unlikeness · doubtfulness · remoteness
likelinessimplausibility
State of seeming unlikely
incredibility · unbelievability · dubiousness · inconceivability · questionability