Likely to
Very nearly and likely to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Very nearly" instead an adverb phrase "Likely to".
Very nearly
Likely to and very nearly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Likely to" instead an adverb phrase "Very nearly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- nearly and likely to
- nearly and very nearly
- practically and likely to
- practically and very nearly
- all but and likely to
- all but and very nearly
- not quite and likely to
- not quite and very nearly
- close to and likely to
- close to and very nearly
- on the verge of and likely to
- on the verge of and very nearly
- just about and likely to
- just about and very nearly
Both terms in one sentence
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The difference between high tide and low tide at Inchon was very nearly 30 feet in the late summer — not really suitable for amphibious landings, since the ships launching landing craft would be likely to get stuck in the mud flats when the tide went out (and get stuck period six months later).
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There's much anticipation and discussion of this happening with the universal symbol for "Save This File" on computers - the floppy disc, now very nearly obsolete, and likely to be confusing to the next generation in ten years' time unless some alternative is figured out.
Source: What Are Records?
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Very nearly and Likely to. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/likely_to/very_nearly
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Very nearly or Likely to. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/likely_to/very_nearly.
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