improbable
adjective
im·prob·a·ble
(ˌ)im-ˈprä-bə-bəl 
-ˈpräb-bəl
: unlikely to be true or to occur
also
: unlikely but real or true
Synonyms
Examples of improbable in a Sentence
The team made an improbable comeback.
it seems improbable that the two writers never met since they traveled in the same social circles
Recent Examples on the Web
Caught by museum staff, and brought before the inspector of police Detective Larramendi — their improbable explanation of a transcendent night in the museum defies reality and his attempts to pin a rule of law, any rule, on an escapade that defines what dreams are made of.
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Marcela Davison Aviles, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
With the title so fresh in his mind, the filmmaker spent much of the session sharing stories from the project’s improbable making of.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
With her father 10 years into an improbable mission to the stars, a teenage girl vows to find a way to reach him across the lightyears to reunite her family.
—Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2024
That fact is no less improbable than the tale that led Vail to the Beach Boys in the first place.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
Experts and others tried to temper the excitement over his improbable sojourn.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
There’s a villain, love at first sight, a plot to frame someone for the murder, close calls, and improbable escapes.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024
One day in late 1973, the improbable militant, Ms. Dugdale, entered the picture.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Road Pictures has ridden international art house titles to improbable success in China before.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2024
Marcela Davison Aviles, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
With the title so fresh in his mind, the filmmaker spent much of the session sharing stories from the project’s improbable making of.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
With her father 10 years into an improbable mission to the stars, a teenage girl vows to find a way to reach him across the lightyears to reunite her family.
—Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2024
That fact is no less improbable than the tale that led Vail to the Beach Boys in the first place.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
Experts and others tried to temper the excitement over his improbable sojourn.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
There’s a villain, love at first sight, a plot to frame someone for the murder, close calls, and improbable escapes.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024
One day in late 1973, the improbable militant, Ms. Dugdale, entered the picture.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Road Pictures has ridden international art house titles to improbable success in China before.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2024
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improbable
adjective
im·prob·a·ble
(ˈ)im-ˈpräb(-ə)-bəl
: not probable : unlikely to be true or to occur
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