beyond belief vs likely

beyond belief

prep
  • unbelievable 

likely

noun
  • Something or somebody considered likely. 

adv
  • Probably. 

adj
  • 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 

  • plausible; within the realm of credibility 

  • leading with high probability to some specified outcome 

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