likelihood
noun
the state of being likely or probable; probability.
likelihoods
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pluralof likelihood.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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We do not ascribe likelihoods to either scenario.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The danger arises when people believe that the model is retrieving truth rather than generating likelihoods.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
Defense departments around the world are preparing for higher likelihoods of conflict.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
In the end, Mr. Murray approaches the whole question less as a person of faith than as a social scientist, weighing likelihoods and limiting his conclusions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
About the matrimonial likelihoods of gentlemen with titles and estates Fame, that most tuft-hunting of divinities, is always distending her cheeks, and blowing the very finest flourishes her old trumpet affords.
From Wylder's Hand by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
