counterfactual vs likely

counterfactual

adj
  • Contrary to known or agreed facts; untrue. 

  • Of or in comparison to a hypothetical state of the world. 

noun
  • A conditional statement in which the conditional clause is false. 

  • A claim, hypothesis, or other belief that is contrary to the facts. 

  • A hypothetical state of the world, used to assess the impact of an action. 

likely

adj
  • plausible; within the realm of credibility 

  • probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring 

  • Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined, probable 

  • attractive; pleasant 

  • appropriate, suitable; believable; promising, having a good potential 

  • leading with high probability to some specified outcome 

adv
  • Probably. 

noun
  • Something or somebody considered likely. 

How often have the words counterfactual and likely occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )