belike

1. 1.

   with considerable certainty; without much doubt

   “He is probably out of the country”

   “in all likelihood we are headed for war”

   Synonymsprobablylikelyin all likelihoodin all probability

Questions about belike

What does belike mean?

belike means "with considerable certainty; without much doubt".

How many syllables are in belike?

belike has 2 syllables: be-like. The stress falls on "be".

What is another word for belike?

Close synonyms include probably, likely, in all likelihood, in all probability. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is belike a common word?

belike is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.