likelihood

likelihood
noun
ADJECTIVE
every (esp. BrE)

There's every likelihood that she'll be able to help us.

greater, increased
high, real, strong, substantial
decreased, lower, reduced
little

Without a guide, there seemed little likelihood of reaching our goal.

VERB + LIKELIHOOD
decrease, diminish (esp. AmE), lessen (esp. AmE), minimize, reduce

Taking regular exercise reduces the likelihood of a heart attack.

enhance (esp. AmE), improve, increase, maximize, raise
affect, determine, influence

This shouldn't affect the likelihood of you getting the job.

assess, calculate, estimate, evaluate, predict

Staff have to calculate continuously the likelihood of danger.

LIKELIHOOD + VERB
grow
diminish
PREPOSITION
likelihood for (esp. AmE)

skills that will improve their likelihood for success in college

likelihood of

Is their any likelihood of our getting our money back?

PHRASES
in all likelihood

In all likelihood, he'll be fit to play on Saturday.


Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • Likelihood — Like li*hood (l[imac]k l[i^]*h[oo^]d), n. [Likely + hood.] 1. Appearance; show; sign; expression. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] What of his heart perceive you in his face By any likelihood he showed to day ? Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Likeness; resemblance …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • likelihood — I noun anticipation, chance, conceivability, conceivableness, confident expectation, excellent prospect, expectance, expectancy, expectation, fair chance, fair prospect, favorable chance, favorable prospect, good chance, good prospect, likeliness …   Law dictionary

  • likelihood — late 14c., resemblance, similarity, from LIKELY (Cf. likely) + HOOD (Cf. hood). Meaning probability is from mid 15c …   Etymology dictionary

  • likelihood — [n] chance of something happening coin flip*, direction, even break, fair shake, fifty fifty*, fighting chance*, good chance*, liability, likeliness, long shot*, outside chance*, plausibility, possibility, presumption, probability, prospect,… …   New thesaurus

  • likelihood — ► NOUN ▪ the state or fact of being likely …   English terms dictionary

  • likelihood — [līk′lē hood΄] n. [ME liklihode: see LIKELY & HOOD] the fact of being likely to happen or something that is likely to happen; probability …   English World dictionary

  • likelihood — [[t]la͟ɪklihʊd[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: usu N of n/ ing, N that The likelihood of something happening is how likely it is to happen. The likelihood of infection is minimal... There didn t seem much likelihood of it happening... There is every… …   English dictionary

  • likelihood — n. 1) great; little likelihood 2) likelihood that + inf. (there is every likelihood that she ll come) 3) in all likelihood * * * [ laɪklɪhʊd] little likelihood great in all likelihood likelihood that + inf. (there is every likelihood that she ll… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • likelihood — like|li|hood [ˈlaıklihud] n [singular, U] 1.) the degree to which something can reasonably be expected to happen = ↑probability likelihood of ▪ Using a seatbelt will reduce the likelihood of serious injury in a car accident.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • likelihood — 01. There is every [likelihood] that we will have a lot of snow in St. Paul this winter. 02. The weather will [likely] remain sunny for the coming week. 03. It s not very [likely] that Marsha will come to the party because she doesn t know… …   Grammatical examples in English

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