likelihood

noun/ˈlaɪklihʊd/CEFR B2

সম্ভাবনা

Meaning

The chance that something will happen.

Example sentences

  • There is little likelihood of rain today.আজ বৃষ্টির সম্ভাবনা খুব কম।
  • The likelihood of success increases with practice.অনুশীলনের সাথে সাফল্যের সম্ভাবনা বাড়ে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: probability, chance

Antonyms: impossibility

Similar words, and what each means

  • probability

    সম্ভাব্যতা

    A measure of how likely an event is to happen.

  • chance

    সুযোগ; সম্ভাবনা

    A good moment to do something, or the possibility of something happening.

  • odds

    সম্ভাবনা

    How likely it is that something will or will not happen.

Other English words for “সম্ভাবনা

  • chance

    A good moment to do something, or the possibility of something happening.

  • prospect

    A potential customer likely to buy a product.

  • odds

    How likely it is that something will or will not happen.

  • possibility

    Something that may happen or may be true.

Opposite words

  • improbability

    অসম্ভাব্যতা

    The state of being unlikely to happen or be true.

  • unlikelihood

    অসম্ভাব্যতা

    The state of being unlikely to happen.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “likelihood” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • যানবাহন, গাড়ি
    • অধ্যবসায়, লেগে থাকার মনোভাব
    • প্রদাহ, ফোলা, ফোলা ও জ্বালা
    • সম্ভাবনা
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    সম্ভাবনাlikelihood (noun) — সম্ভাবনা. The chance that something will happen.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “likelihood”?

    • probability
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    • order history
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    probabilityprobability — সম্ভাব্যতা. A measure of how likely an event is to happen.

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