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Synonyms for unlikely in English

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unlikely:
- improbable; unlikely; unbelievable; unconvincing

English

Detailed Synonyms for unlikely in English

unlikely:

unlikely adj

unlikely
improbable; unlikely
- improbable adj
- unlikely adj
unlikely

– has little chance of being the case or coming about ¹
unlikely
– has little chance of being the case or coming about ¹
- unlikely adj
  - an unlikely story¹
  - an unlikely candidate for reelection¹
  - a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism¹
unlikely

– not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred ¹
unlikely; improbable
– not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred ¹
- unlikely adj
  - legislation on the question is highly unlikely¹
- improbable adj
  - an improbable event¹
unlikely

– having a probability too low to inspire belief ¹
unlikely; unbelievable; improbable; unconvincing
– having a probability too low to inspire belief ¹
- unlikely adj
- unbelievable adj
- improbable adj
- unconvincing adj

Related Words for "unlikely":

unlikeliest, likely

Alternate Synonyms for "unlikely":

improbable; supposed
farfetched; implausible; last; outside; remote
unbelievable; unconvincing

Antonyms for "unlikely":

probable; likely

Related Definitions for "unlikely":

has little chance of being the case or coming about¹
- an unlikely story¹
- an unlikely candidate for reelection¹
- a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism¹
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred¹
- legislation on the question is highly unlikely¹
having a probability too low to inspire belief¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University