more than likely
Odds strongly favor
More than likely means probably or very likely—expressing strong expectation that something will happen or be true.
The phrase intensifies likelihood beyond mere possibility: More than likely, they've already left.
It's more than likely she knew about it beforehand.
Often used when predicting outcomes based on experience or evidence.
- probablyAlmost certainly true
- odds arePhrase meaning probably
- estimateInformed guess at quantity
- sure thingGuaranteed outcome or agreement
- predictableAble to be foreseen
pretty sure · expected · chances are · good chance · safe bet · forecast · anticipated · infer · confident · plausible · conceivable · project · foreseeable · believing · deduce · extrapolate · convinced · speculate
probability/certainty
more than likelyunlikely
Not apt to happen
improbable · doubtful · not likely · remote · long shot
more, likely, like, likelihood, likeliness, unlikely, unlikelihood, liken, likeness