Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Probability

Nouns
  • probability, likelihood
  • credibleness
  • likeliness etc. adj.
  • verisimilitude, plausibility
  • color, semblance, show of
  • presumption
  • presumptive evidence, circumstantial evidence
  • credibility. reasonable chance, fair chance, good chance, favorable chance, reasonable prospect, fair prospect, good prospect, favorable prospect
  • prospect, wellgrounded hope
  • chance etc. [Absence of assignable cause.] Chance.
Verbs
  • be probable etc. adj.
  • give color to, lend color to
  • point to
  • imply etc. (evidence) Evidence [On one side.]
  • bid fair etc. (promise) Prediction
  • stand fair for
  • stand a good chance, run a good chance. think likely, dare say, flatter oneself
  • expect etc. Expectation
  • count upon etc. (believe) Belief.
Adjectives
  • probable, likely, hopeful, to be expected, in a fair way. plausible, specious, ostensible, colorable, well-founded, reasonable, credible, easy of belief, presumable, presumptive, apparent.
Adverbs
  • probably etc. adj.
  • belike
  • in all probability, in all likelihood
  • very likely, most likely
  • like enough
  • odds on, odds in favor, ten to one etc.
  • apparently, seemingly, according to every reasonable expectation
  • to all appearance etc. (to the eye) Appearance.
Phrases
  • the chances, the odds are
  • appearances are in favor of, chances are in favor of
  • there is reason to believe, there is reason to think, there is reason to expect
  • I dare say
  • all Lombard Street to a China orange.