Definition of improbable
: unlikely to be true or to occur; also : unlikely but real or true
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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 of improbable from the Web
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Quiet competition between the spouses has been a constant in this show, and Claire’s resentment triggered the domestic dispute of a season ago that resulted in her improbable nomination for vice president.
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Two runs scored on that play, with Mark Teixeira hustling all the way from first to give the Yankees an improbable 9-8 victory.
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For others, greatness came right out of the gate, while some squads pieced together improbable postseason runs.
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An improbable series of events led Rycerz to the plate for the final at-bat.
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The entire sequence of events would have seemed highly improbable a year ago.
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Yet another stretch of Highway 1, that improbable serpentine hemming the continent’s western edge, had abruptly disappeared.
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Like Jehu’s improbable duet with organist Carol Williams at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park?
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At the methodology's core is an understanding of the ways markets tend toward improbable disasters, impelled by the self-referential behavior of investors.
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Origin and Etymology of improbable
Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin improbabilis, from in- + probabilis probable
IMPROBABLE Defined for English Language Learners
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: not probable : not likely to be true or to happen
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: not likely : not probable improbable stories
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