adj.
VERBS
▪ appear , be , look , sound
▪
The takeover bid now looks ~ to succeed.
▪ become
▪ remain , seem
▪ make sth , render sth
▪ consider sth , deem sth , find sth , think sth
▪
He thought it ~ that she would refuse.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ exceedingly , highly , most
▪ increasingly
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
▪ inherently ( BrE )
▪
An economic collapse is inherently ~.
Unlikely is used with these nouns: ↑ alliance , ↑ candidate , ↑ explanation , ↑ figure , ↑ hero , ↑ saviour , ↑ scenario , ↑ setting , ↑ sight , ↑ situation , ↑ tale , ↑ venue , ↑ winner