Roget's Thesaurus

#472. Probability

Nouns

probability, likelihood; credibleness; likeliness etc. adj.; vraisemblance [Fr.], 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. 156.

Verbs

be probable etc. adj.; give color to, lend color to; point to; imply etc. (evidence) 467; bid fair etc. (promise) 511; stand fair for; stand a good chance, run a good chance. think likely, dare say, flatter oneself; expect etc. 507; count upon etc. (believe) 484.

Adjectives

probable, likely, hopeful, to be expected, in a fair way. plausible, specious, ostensible, colorable, ben trovato [It.], 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; prima facie [Lat.]; to all appearance etc. (to the eye) 448.

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.