Future and Likely

Future

Future adjective - Of a time after the present.

Likely and future are semantically related. in to come topic. In some cases you can use "Likely" instead an adjective "Future".

Nearby Words: futurist, futurism

Likely

Likely adjective - Having a high chance of occurring.

Future and likely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Future" instead an adjective "Likely".

Nearby Word: like

Both words in one sentence

  • The Future Any Marvel Comics story featuring time travelers like Kang or Cable is likely to give glimpses of their respective future worlds.
    Source: The Future
  • 20 Minutes into the Future Zack is shown playing what is essentially Game Boy so it's likely not too far in the future (as a kid playing a 30 year old console is more common than playing a 60 year old one).
  • Most likely "future" Lizzy Took a Level in Badass and/or had a brush with The Dark Side at some time, most likely involving some Cyborg tech.
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