improbable
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adjective \(ˌ)im-ˈprä-bə-bəl, -ˈpräb-bəl\Definition of IMPROBABLE
: unlikely to be true or to occur; also : unlikely but real or true
— im·prob·a·bil·i·ty \-ˌprä-bə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— im·prob·a·bly \-ˈprä-bə-blē, -ˈpräb-blē\ adverb
See Examples of IMPROBABLE
- The team made an improbable comeback.
- <it seems improbable that the two writers never met since they traveled in the same social circles>
Origin of IMPROBABLE
Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin improbabilis, from in- + probabilis probable
First Known Use: 1598
Related to IMPROBABLE
- Synonyms
- doubtful, dubious, far-fetched, flimsy, questionable, unapt, unlikely
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