| ADJECTIVE | all | unlikely, improbable | not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | unlikely | has little chance of being the case or coming about | |
| all | unlikely, improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing | having a probability too low to inspire belief |
| Sounds | ahnlay'kliy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "legislation on the question is highly unlikely" | |
| Synonym | improbable | |
| 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 | unlikeliness | the improbability of a specified outcome |
| Meaning | Has little chance of being the case or coming about. | |
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| Examples |
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| Attribute of | likelihood, likeliness | The probability of a specified outcome |
| Narrower | farfetched, far-fetched | Highly imaginative but unlikely |
| last | Most unlikely or unsuitable | |
| outside, remote | Very unlikely | |
| Opposite | likely | Has a good chance of being the case or of coming about |
| Spanish | improbable | |
| Catalan | improbable | |
| Nouns | unlikeliness | the improbability of a specified outcome |
| Meaning | Having a probability too low to inspire belief. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing | |
| Broader | implausible | Having a quality that provokes disbelief |
| Spanish | improbable, inverosímil | |
| Catalan | improbable | |
| Nouns | unlikeliness | the improbability of a specified outcome |
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