Definition of In all likelihood

1. Adverb. With considerable certainty; without much doubt. "In all likelihood we are headed for war"

Exact synonyms: Belike, In All Probability, Likely, Probably
Partainyms: Probable

Definition of In all likelihood

1. Adverb. Very probably; almost certainly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of In All Likelihood

in abeyance(p)
in absentia
in accord
in action
in addition
in advance
in advance(p)
in advance of
in agreement
in agreement(p)
in aid of
in aid to this fact
in all
in all honesty
in all its branches
in all likelihood (current term)
in all my born days
in all one's glory
in all probability
in altissimo
in an arch manner
in an editorial
in an elaborate way
in and an
in and of itself
in antis
in any case
in any event
in any way, shape, or form

Literary usage of In all likelihood

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages by Henry Hallam (1848)
"But in all likelihood these were soon neglected. This extraordinary assumption of power by the commons was not merely ow- 1 ing to the king's poverty. ..."

2. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: Together with an by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1849)
"... I danger could not be kept off, in all likelihood, but by the army that was then on foot ;" and assured them, ..."

3. Calendar of State Papers by Great Britain Public Record Office, John William Fortescue (1904)
"... be not taken to send a supply for the assistance of those parts, the French will in all likelihood destroy all their garrisons and ruin the country. ..."

4. Guesses at Truth by Julius Charles Hare, Augustus William Hare (1847)
"So that in all likelihood the threat of death, in cases where it can rarely be executed, is worse than nugatory, and positively pernicious. ..."

5. Missionary Review of the World (1898)
"As the limitation of ten years is often disregarded, so in all likelihood that of twelve years will be observed even to a less extent. ..."

6. The Expositor edited by William Robertson Nicoll, Samuel Cox, James Moffatt (1875)
"... book much beyond its present dimensions, and in all likelihood would not have added proportionately to its utility as a portion of the New Testament. ..."

7. An Account of the Life of that Ancient Servant of Jesus Christ, John by John Richardson (1791)
"... in all likelihood it would be very large ; which he pro- mifed he would, and accordingly came. ..."

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