Likely and Outside chance

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Likely adjective - Having a high chance of occurring.

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Outside chance is an antonym for likely.

Nearby Word: like

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Likely is an antonym for outside chance in topics: not likely, not probable.

Likely the tactic was used as a disruption to throw off normal plans with the outside chance of getting lucky rather than out of a genuine hope of gathering useful intel.

Source: Incredibly Obvious Tail

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