in all likelihood
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
Very probably; almost certainly; in all probability.
Example Sentences
- "I can now conjecture readily that this streak of light was, in all likelihood, a gleam from a lantern carried by some one across the lawn."
- "[I]f your prospective school is proudly displaying that "We Are Outstanding" banner on its perimeter fence . . . do bear in mind that in all likelihood it has been awarded for results in those two subjects, rather than for its delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum."