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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Can the Pacers mount yet another improbable comeback? 4d ago / 6:57 PM PDT
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The Thunder forward — who is the team’s second-leading scorer — picked up his fourth foul in the third quarter.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025
The original unearthing of the Daniels Black Finite card bears its own improbable story.
—Larry Holder, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Crooked Stick, the site of John Daly’s improbable 1991 PGA Championship win, returns to the list.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Indiana had pulled off improbable comebacks all playoffs long.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 23 June 2025
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025
The original unearthing of the Daniels Black Finite card bears its own improbable story.
—Larry Holder, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Crooked Stick, the site of John Daly’s improbable 1991 PGA Championship win, returns to the list.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Indiana had pulled off improbable comebacks all playoffs long.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for improbable
unlikely
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Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game is much mythologized in NBA lore, but his extremely unlikely performance at the foul line that night isn’t recognized often.—
Chris Reed,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Defeat to the Netherlands would eliminate them (unless Wales were to beat France, leaving England praying for an unlikely 9-3-3-3 group and scraping through in second, which simply isn’t going to happen).—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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“Improbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improbable. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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