Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

as likely as not

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English

Syllables
as -like-ly as not
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

As has even chances of being true or happening; as has a fifty-fifty likelihood; (often loosely) probably.

Example Sentences

Phrases

as often as not more often than not

Frequently Paired Words

as often as not more often than not

Synonyms

as like as not more than likely in all likelihood in all probability

Questions

What does as likely as not mean?
As has even chances of being true or happening; as has a fifty-fifty likelihood; (often loosely) probably.

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