likely than not

Synonyms

probabilistic

Examples

To show a 'well-founded fear of persecution', an alien need not prove that it is more likely than not that he or she will be persecuted in his or her home country. John Paul Stevens

Yesterday's news feeds our fear that our neighbours are more likely than not to be bad eggs: benefit fraudsters, bogus asylum seekers, paedophiles or jihadist terrorists. Julian Baggini

Words in the phrase

likely than not

Close letter words and terms

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