Likely and Suitable

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Likely adjective - Having a high chance of occurring.

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Suitable is a synonym for likely in appropriate topic. In some cases you can use "Suitable" instead an adjective "Likely".

Nearby Word: like

Suitable adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.

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Likely is a synonym for suitable. Sometimes you can use "Likely" instead an adjective "Suitable".

Nearby Words: suit, suited, suitability, suitably, suiting

Meanwhile, the heroes are likely not going to be cutting a paycheck, so Heroes for Hire would not be suitable.

Source: Series / The Defenders
Since "qwantz.com" isn't a suitable title for the comic, the descriptive text was likely mistaken for the title back in the day, and it stuck.

Source: Title Confusion
The plane barely has enough fuel to make it to LAX, but without reverse thrusters, it crashes into a terminal, not fatal for the survivors, but that likely means it's no longer suitable for flying.

Source: Darkest Hour

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