Eligible
Eligible adjective - Qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen.
Likely and eligible are semantically related. in fit topic. In some cases you can use "Likely" instead an adjective "Eligible".
Nearby Words: eligibility, eligibly
Both words in one sentence
- Warner is likely shoe-in once he's eligible.
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In the first case he would have been denied as it was not caused through direct or indirect enemy action (and likely discharged for throwing out his back), while the second case he might be eligible if it injured him and required medical attention.
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