UNLIKELIHOOD Antonyms

• the state of being certain

• something that is certain

• a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

• an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

• a risk involving danger

• a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

• the possibility of future success

• occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

• be the case by chance

• take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

• come upon, as if by accident; meet with

• the quality of being unavoidable

• apparent validity

• a future prospect or potential

• capability of existing or happening or being true

• a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

• a possible alternative

• a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

• the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event

• something clearly established

• property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation

• a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

• one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another

• a guarantee that an obligation will be met

• the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true