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
Then Christina arrived, chic and funny, my improbable daughter-in-law.
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James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
That set off an improbable four-point swing made possible by Jags kicker Cam Little’s field goal as time expired — from 68 yards, an NFL record.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
In part because Dowdle answered for his own exuberance, and in part because Bryce Young saved his best for last, the Carolina Panthers still recorded a historic win over the Green Bay Packers, the most improbable of their four wins in the past five games.
—Luke Decock, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
But after the improbable game-clinching double play from Kiké Hernandez and Rojas to take Game 6, big defensive plays kept the Dodgers within striking distance tonight.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2025
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James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
That set off an improbable four-point swing made possible by Jags kicker Cam Little’s field goal as time expired — from 68 yards, an NFL record.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
In part because Dowdle answered for his own exuberance, and in part because Bryce Young saved his best for last, the Carolina Panthers still recorded a historic win over the Green Bay Packers, the most improbable of their four wins in the past five games.
—Luke Decock, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
But after the improbable game-clinching double play from Kiké Hernandez and Rojas to take Game 6, big defensive plays kept the Dodgers within striking distance tonight.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for improbable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improbable
unlikely
Adjective
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These reasons alone might be sufficient for those who hold the shares to consider taking profits or selling some of the upside option premium, anticipating that additional upside in the near term is unlikely.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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After all, Butler’s own success—as a child of a Black family that moved West from Jim Crow Louisiana during the Great Migration—would have been considered very unlikely at the moment of her birth.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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