ADJECTIVE | all | improbable, unlikely | not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred |
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all | improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely | having a probability too low to inspire belief | |
all | improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall | too improbable to admit of belief |
Sounds | ihmpraa'bahbahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred. | |
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Example | "an improbable event" | |
Synonym | unlikely | |
Narrower | supposed | mistakenly believed |
Opposite | probable, likely | likely but not certain to be or become true or real |
Spanish | improbable, inseguro | |
Catalan | improbable, insegur | |
Nouns | improbability, improbableness | the quality of being improbable |
Meaning | Having a probability too low to inspire belief. | |
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Synonyms | unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely | |
Broader | implausible | Having a quality that provokes disbelief |
Spanish | improbable, inverosímil | |
Catalan | improbable | |
Nouns | improbableness | the quality of being improbable |
Meaning | Too improbable to admit of belief. | |
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Synonyms | marvelous, marvellous, tall | |
Broader | incredible, unbelievable | Beyond belief or understanding |
Spanish | fantástico, improbable, increíble, inverosímil | |
Catalan | fantàstic, improbable, increïble, inversemblant | |
Nouns | improbableness | the quality of being improbable |
Adverbs | improbably | not easy to believe |
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