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What is the adjective for likeliest?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs like, liken and likeness which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

likely
  1. probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring
  2. (as predicate, followed by to and infinitive) Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined, probable
  3. appropriate, suitable; believable; having a good potential
  4. plausible; within the realm of credibility
  5. promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome
  6. attractive; pleasant
  7. (obsolete) Similar; like; alike.
  8. Synonyms:
      9. probable, expected, anticipated, foreseeable, liable, odds-on, predicted, presumable, disposed, fated, predictable, presumptive, prospective, sure, destined, inclined, inferable, predisposed, promising, natural, ostensible, prone, seeming, supposable, verisimilar, true, distinctly possible, on, to be expected, within the bounds of possibility, given to, in the air, in the cards, in the offing, in the wind, a pound to a penny, on the cards, ten to one, having a tendency to, on the verge of, in the habit of, more than likely, apparent, presumed, supposed, possible, plausible, alleged, assumed, hypothetical … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “Given his penchant for bombastry, it is likely that word salad will be proffered in the guise of an answer.”
      “This unfortunate incident may sadly be used as a likely excuse by unsavory types to push their agendas.”
      “Theory development is, in any case, not a likely goal for a student paper, but you're welcome to try.”
likable
  1. Capable of being liked.
  2. (of a person) Having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. friendly, affable, genial, amiable, congenial, engaging, charming, winsome, easygoing, charismatic, good-natured, sweet-natured, appealing, captivating, enchanting, delightful, winning, alluring, bewitching, attractive, lovable, pleasant, agreeable, fetching, endearing, adorable, irresistible, sweet, likeable, lovely, pleasing, fascinating, magnetic, taking, cute, entrancing, seductive, adorbs, prepossessing, inviting, enticing, beguiling, luring, lovesome, disarming, nice, enthralling, pretty, delectable, dreamy … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “He discovers that she is a likable old lady and becomes involved in a fight to stop a greedy developer from taking over the unspoiled mountain she owns.”
      “The secret of a story, to me, is a likable character going through almost overwhelming odds to win a worthwhile goal.”
      “The rest of the album, while maybe not as instantly likable as the lead-off single, keeps things in a suitably summertime laidback groove.”
like
  1. Similar.
  2. (obsolete) likely; probable
  3. Synonyms:
      4. congruent, congruous, identical, similar, alike, analogous, approximative, commensurate, comparable, compatible, consistent, correspondent, equal, equivalent, homogeneous, matching, parallel, reciprocal, same, twin, uniform, companion, complementary, correlative, corresponding, even, exact, jibing, kindred, near, synonymous, undifferentiated, akin, allied, conforming, duplicate, equalling, equaling, indistinguishable, interchangeable, related, resembling, substitute, such, allying, close, coextensive, cognate, congeneric, congenerous … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “We share beliefs and opinions because we have like minds.”
likesome
  1. Marked by liking or likability; agreeable; pleasant; pleasing to the mind or senses
alike
  1. Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. similar, like, comparable, corresponding, matching, parallel, equivalent, identical, analogous, correspondent, equal, same, akin, cognate, related, indistinguishable, uniform, ditto, resembling, connate, suchlike, duplicate, interchangeable, resemblant, close, undifferentiated, proportionate, such, homogeneous, kindred, even, matched, double, allied, associated, approximate, Xerox, mated, indiscriminable, facsimile, the same, much the same, of a piece, look-alike, carbon copy, much of a muchness, dead ringer, like peas in a pod, same difference, cut from the same cloth … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The two countries are alike in terms of economic size.”
likeful
  1. Likeable; pleasing; pleasant; agreeable.
likeworthy
  1. Worthy of being liked; likeable.
  2. Examples:
      3. “None of your hatred should have prevented me, for I am a very likeworthy man.”
liker
  1. (archaic) comparative form of like: more like
likeable
  1. Alternative spelling of likable
  2. Examples:
      3. “Interesting, cos they are not portrayed as a tight, likeable team, but a nest of corruption and depraved power-to-commerce cynicism.”
      “He is a likeable kitchen worker, who is always ready for a hand of cards or an illicit cake.”
      “Fitzgerald is one of hurling's most likeable characters and the book is an entertaining read.”
likish
  1. (dialectal) alike, similar
likelier
  1. comparative form of likely: more likely
  2. Synonyms:
      3. surer, truer, more probable, more expected, more anticipated, more foreseeable, more liable, more odds-on, more disposed, more predictable, more presumptive, more inclined, more predisposed, more promising, more natural, more ostensible, more prone, more seeming, more supposable, more verisimilar, more calculable, more due, more projected, more certain, more knowable, more imaginable, more predetermined, more anticipatable, more obvious, more reliable, more doomed, more expectable, more wanted, more sure-fire, more hoped-for, more long-awaited, more hoped for, possibler, more plausible, more credible, more feasible, more tenable, more reasonable, more believable, more convincing, more creditable, more persuasive, more acceptable, more thinkable … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “In undertaking crime to support their drug habits, cocaine and heroin abusers become likelier than usual to be arrested.”
      “The bigger the gap between rings, the better the growth, and the likelier that the weather that year was favourable.”
      “He said that it appeared likelier that the two sides would reach a compromise on the unresolved matters.”
likeliest
  1. superlative form of likely: most likely
  2. Synonyms:
      3. logical, natural, expected, predictable, anticipated, certain, forecast, inevitable, predicted, understandable, foreseeable, obvious, probable, reasonable, sure, unsurprising, correct, practical, reliable, sensible, right, only to be expected, most likely, not unexpected, on the cards, par for the course, what one would expect, to be expected … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Because of parliamentary procedures, the likeliest scenario is a no-confidence vote in early December, making for an election in mid-January.”
      “The bookmakers have already placed him among the likeliest candidates to get the chop.”
      “The problem with going back to war, as even the most irredentist republicans admit, is that defeat is the likeliest result.”
likest
  1. (archaic) superlative form of like: most like
liked
  1. simple past tense and past participle of like
  2. Synonyms:
      3. enjoyed, loved, adored, appreciated, fancied, relished, savored, embraced, admired, cherished, delighted in, derived pleasure from, dug, held dear, reveled in, revelled in, savoured, took to, taken to, approved of, derived satisfaction from, esteemed, found agreeable, found appealing, found attractive, found enjoyable, found pleasure in, got a bang out of, gotten a bang out of, got a kick from of, got a kick out of, gotten a kick out of, got off on, gotten off on, went for, gone for, hankered for, had a fondness for, had a liking for, had a passion for, had a penchant for, had a preference for, had a soft spot for, had a thing about, had a weakness for, had regard for, held in esteem, prized, rated, rejoiced in … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Kadhi, a savory curry of curds and fried cakes made from pulses, is a much liked dish.”
liking
  1. present participle of like
  2. Synonyms:
      3. caring, wanting, considering, wishing, loving, fancying, craving, desiring, feeling like, preferring, favouring, favoring, wishing for, going for, opting for, inclining toward, deciding, seeing fit, pleasing, deciding on, espousing, feeling disposed to, embracing, designating, settling upon, yearning, naming, demanding, determining, choosing, coveting, aspiring to, pining for, yearning for, electing, needing, taking a shine to, lusting for, having eyes for, hungering for, welcoming, endorsing, lusting after, spoiling for, taking a liking to, longing for, suggesting, thirsting for, rathering, approving of … more
likened
  1. simple past tense and past participle of liken
  2. Synonyms:
      3. equated, compared, analogized, bracketed, assimilated, associated, matched, paralleled, parallelled, related, correlated, allegorized, linked, equalled, equaled, approached, resembled, drew an analogy between, drawn an analogy between, made an analogy between, set side by side, identified with, made like, noticed similarities, made connections between, showed the resemblance between, shown the resemblance between, showed the similarity between, shown the similarity between, thought of together, approximated to, beared comparison, distinguished between, drew a parallel between, drawn a parallel between, drew parallel, drawn parallel, made an analogy of, put alongside, regarded as similar, showed correspondence, shown correspondence, came up to, come up to, mentioned in the same breath, connected, identified, grouped, metaphorized, classed … more
likening
  1. present participle of liken
  2. Synonyms:
      3. equating, comparing, analogizing, bracketing, assimilating, associating, matching, paralleling, parallelling, relating, correlating, allegorizing, linking, equalling, equaling, approaching, resembling, drawing an analogy between, making an analogy between, setting side by side, identifying with, making like, noticing similarities, making connections between, showing the resemblance between, showing the similarity between, thinking of together, approximating to, bearing comparison, distinguishing between, drawing a parallel between, drawing parallel, making an analogy of, putting alongside, regarding as similar, showing correspondence, coming up to, mentioning in the same breath, connecting, identifying, grouping, metaphorizing, classing, drawing a parallel, thinking of in connection with, mentioning in the same breath as, setting side by side with, pairing, regarding as identical to, regarding as the same … more
likenessed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of likeness
likenessing
  1. present participle of likeness
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