Likely
Supposed
Supposed adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Usage example: this new computer program is a supposed improvement over the old one
Likely and supposed are semantically related in assumed topic. Sometimes you can use "Likely" instead an adjective "Supposed".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Un-Cancelled: Phase Two was supposed to be the last game, though there were rumors at one point of there being a Phase Three, which likely became Cold War.
Source: Video Game / Codename Panzers -
Likewise, the reveal that Fletcher's supposed former ace student had in reality killed himself, likely due to Fletcher's effects on his psyche.
Source: Film / Whiplash -
Note that this was likely the one time a product from Dilbert's company did what it was supposed to do.
Source: Western Animation / Dilbert
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