as in unlikely
not likely to be true or to occur
it seems improbable that the two writers never met since they traveled in the same social circles
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Recent Examples of improbable
That means, even in the improbable, best-case scenario, Garcia would not be eligible to return until there were just four games remaining in the regular season.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
From the improbable comeback by Buffalo over Baltimore to the showdown in New Jersey between the Steelers and the Jets, there was no shortage of drama to kick off the season.
—Mike Straw, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That will be put to the test over the next three weeks, beginning Monday night, as Melvin’s squad attempts to put a pair of one-run losses to close their road trip behind them, and continue a push for the playoffs that looked improbable, if not impossible, a couple weeks ago.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
The Union-Tribune spoke to Laureano about an improbable journey, his parents, his intensity and his Dominican roots.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
From the improbable comeback by Buffalo over Baltimore to the showdown in New Jersey between the Steelers and the Jets, there was no shortage of drama to kick off the season.
—Mike Straw, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That will be put to the test over the next three weeks, beginning Monday night, as Melvin’s squad attempts to put a pair of one-run losses to close their road trip behind them, and continue a push for the playoffs that looked improbable, if not impossible, a couple weeks ago.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
The Union-Tribune spoke to Laureano about an improbable journey, his parents, his intensity and his Dominican roots.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for improbable
unlikely
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When an amateur true crime investigator arrives with the intention of tracking down the town's serial killer, the unlikely pair strike a truce to avoid being caught – and might just find a love story in their own madness.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Japanese women are unlikely to buy a shirt that shows a lot of cleavage.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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