Fair
Fair adjective - Having qualities which inspire hope.
Usage example: as long as the team keeps playing as hard as they can, they have a fair chance of winning—no matter what the scoreboard says
Likely is a synonym for fair in characteristic topic. In some cases you can use "Likely" instead an adjective "Fair".
Likely
Likely adjective - Having qualities which inspire hope.
Usage example: this looks like a likely spot for good trout fishing
Fair is a synonym for likely in characteristic topic. Sometimes you can use "Fair" instead an adjective "Likely", if it concerns topics such as appropriate, probable.
Nearby Word: like
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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To be fair, it's easier to make out if you speak or are familiar with German; she's not singing particularly fast, but if you don't speak a language, it's pretty likely that a song in that language will sound like gibberish.
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It's likely helped by the fact that he doesn't "look" like an Arab because of his fair skin and red hair, but his worldliness is an integral part of the character.
Source: Foreign Wrestling Heel -
To be fair, in the 8-Bit engine, if they really were black, they'd likely just look like a shadow following her.
Source: Video Game / Breath of Fire II
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