I.
adj.
VERBS
▪ appear , be , look , seem , sound
▪ become
▪ make sth
▪
a development they believed would make nuclear war more ~
▪ consider sth , deem sth , think sth
▪
The doctors didn't think it ~ that she would ever heal completely.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
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This match was never ~ to be a classic.
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It seems very ~ that he will be forced to resign.
▪ entirely , especially , highly , overwhelmingly , particularly
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It is entirely ~ that the company will make another offer.
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It is highly ~ that the factory will have to close.
▪ increasingly
▪
Juries became increasingly ~ to acquit.
▪ hardly
▪
They're hardly ~ to get home before ten.
▪ reasonably
▪ equally
▪ disproportionately
▪
Are black defendants disproportionately ~ to be wrongfully convicted?
▪ ever
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the best deal they are ever ~ to get
Likely is used with these nouns: ↑ candidate , ↑ cause , ↑ consequence , ↑ contender , ↑ cost , ↑ culprit , ↑ demand , ↑ duration , ↑ effect , ↑ explanation , ↑ fate , ↑ impact , ↑ outcome , ↑ possibility , ↑ replacement , ↑ return , ↑ scenario , ↑ source , ↑ successor , ↑ suspect , ↑ target , ↑ victor , ↑ voter , ↑ winner
II.
adv.
Likely is used with these verbs: ↑ lead