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improbable
im·prob·a·ble I0067300 (ĭm-prŏb′ə-bəl)adj. Unlikely to take place or be true. im·prob′a·ble·ness n.im·prob′a·bly adv.improbable (ɪmˈprɒbəbəl) adjnot likely or probable; doubtful; unlikely imˌprobaˈbility, imˈprobableness n imˈprobably advim•prob•a•ble (ɪmˈprɒb ə bəl) adj. not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen. [1590–1600; < Latin] im•prob`a•bil′i•ty, n. im•prob′a•ble•ness, n. im•prob′a•bly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | improbable - not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event"unlikelyprobable, likely - likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" | | 2. | improbable - having a probability too low to inspire beliefunbelievable, unconvincing, unlikelyimplausible - having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the teacher an implausible excuse" | | 3. | improbable - too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story"marvelous, marvellous, tallincredible, unbelievable - beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible" |
improbableadjective1. doubtful, unlikely, uncertain, unbelievable, dubious, questionable, fanciful, far-fetched, implausible It seems improbable that this year's figure will show a drop. doubtful likely, certain, probable, reasonable, doubtless, plausible2. unconvincing, weak, unbelievable, preposterous Their marriage seems an improbable alliance. unconvincing convincing, plausibleimprobableadjective1. Not likely:doubtful, questionable, unapt, unlikely.2. Not plausible or believable:flimsy, implausible, inconceivable, incredible, shaky, thin, unbelievable, unconceivable, unconvincing, unsubstantial, weak.Translationsimprobable (imˈprobəbl) adjective1. not likely to happen or exist; not probable. Although death at his age was improbable, he had already made his will. 不大可能發生或存在的 不大可能发生的2. hard to believe. an improbable explanation. 難以置信的 难以置信的imˈprobably adverb 不太可能地 未必然地,不大可能地 imˌprobaˈbility noun 不大可能 不大可能improbable
Synonyms for improbableadj doubtfulSynonyms- doubtful
- unlikely
- uncertain
- unbelievable
- dubious
- questionable
- fanciful
- far-fetched
- implausible
Antonyms- likely
- certain
- probable
- reasonable
- doubtless
- plausible
adj unconvincingSynonyms- unconvincing
- weak
- unbelievable
- preposterous
AntonymsSynonyms for improbableadj not likelySynonyms- doubtful
- questionable
- unapt
- unlikely
adj not plausible or believableSynonyms- flimsy
- implausible
- inconceivable
- incredible
- shaky
- thin
- unbelievable
- unconceivable
- unconvincing
- unsubstantial
- weak
Synonyms for improbableadj not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurredSynonymsAntonymsadj having a probability too low to inspire beliefSynonyms- unbelievable
- unconvincing
- unlikely
Related Wordsadj too improbable to admit of beliefSynonymsRelated Words |