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improbable

im·prob·a·ble

 (ĭm-prŏb′ə-bəl)

adj.

Unlikely to take place or be true.

im·prob′a·ble·ness n.

im·prob′a·bly adv.

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improbable

(ɪmˈprɒbəbəl)

adj

not likely or probable; doubtful; unlikely

imˌprobaˈbility, imˈprobableness n

imˈprobably adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

im•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.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.1.improbable - not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurredimprobable - not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event"

probable, 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 belief

implausible - having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the teacher an implausible excuse"

3.improbable - too improbable to admit of beliefimprobable - too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story"

incredible, unbelievable - beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"

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improbable

adjective

1. 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, plausible

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improbable

adjective

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Translations

غَيْر مُحْتَمَليَصْعُب تَصْديقُه

nepravděpodobný

usandsynligutænkelig

ólíklegurósennilegur

neįtikimaineįtikimumasnepanašumas į tiesą

maz ticamsneiespējamsneticams

neverjeten

inanılması güçmümkün görülmeyenolası olmayanolmayacak

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

improbable

[ɪmˈprɒbəbəl] adj

[excuse, explanation, story] → peu plausible

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

improbable

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

improbable

(imˈprobəbl) adjective

1. not likely to happen or exist; not probable. Although death at his age was improbable, he had already made his will.

2. hard to believe. an improbable explanation.

imˈprobably adverbimˌprobaˈbility noun

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

improbable

a. improbable.

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