Likely
Likely adverb - By reasonable assumption.
Usage example: the picnic will likely be cancelled if the storm continues
Supposedly and likely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supposedly" instead an adverb "Likely".
Nearby Word: like
Supposedly
Supposedly adverb - Believed or reputed to be the case.
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Synonyms for Supposedly
Likely and supposedly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Likely" instead an adverb "Supposedly".
Nearby Word: supposed
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- apparently and likely
- apparently and supposedly
- credible and likely
- credible and supposedly
- presumably and likely
- presumably and supposedly
- probably and likely
- probably and supposedly
- doubtless and likely
- doubtless and supposedly
- possibly and likely
- possibly and supposedly
- seemingly and likely
- seemingly and supposedly
Both words in one sentence
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In Animalympics we have Bruce the Japanese penguin who only supposedly speaks Japanese, he is likely speaking gibberish.
Source: As Long as It Sounds Foreign -
Most likely based on a Chinese tale of a group of toughs in a restaurant who are about to challenge a supposedly legendary swordsman.
Source: Exactly What I Aimed At - Diabolus ex Machina: The eruption of the supposedly extinct volcano combined with underlying geology that makes an island-destroying explosion extremely likely.
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