Synonyms for probability
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Noun
1. Likelihood
likelihood, chance, likeliness, presumption, prospect, probableness formal rare
Other
probality dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being probable.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- probabilities → likelihoods, chances, likelinesses, presumptions…
Example sentences
- likelihood In all likelihood, we shall be away for a few days.
- presumption There is a strong presumption against its truth.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| probability | steady | |
| likelihood | rising | |
| presumption | steady | |
| likeliness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- chance1
- 8 letters
- prospect2
- 9 letters
- probality
- 10 letters
- likelihood3, likeliness
- 11 letters
- presumption3
- 12 letters
- probableness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (prospect2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- probabilité
- Italiano
- probabilità