1) Apparent 2) Apparently suitable 3) Apt to happen 4) Credible 5) Expected 6) Expected to become or be 7) Feasible 8) Imagined 9) In the cards 10) Liable 11) More certain than not 12) Odds-on 13) Plausible 14) Possible 15) Potential 16) Predictable 17) Probable 18) Promising 19) Quite probable 20) With considerable certainty Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/likely
• (a.) Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story. • (adv.) In all probability; probably. • (a.) Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain. • (a.) Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome. • (a.) Similar; like; alike. •... Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/likely/
Like'ly adjective [ Compar. Likelier (līk'lĭ*ẽr); superl. Likeliest .] [ That is, like- like . See Like , adjective ] 1. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a li... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/41
Like'ly adverb In all probability; probably. « While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of nothing that imported him to know.» Glanvill. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/41