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improbable

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im·prob·a·ble  (m-prb-bl)
adj.
Unlikely to take place or be true.

im·proba·ble·ness n.
im·proba·bly adv.

improbable [ɪmˈprɒbəbəl]
adj
not likely or probable; doubtful; unlikely
improbability , improbableness n
improbably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.improbableimprobable - not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event"
probable, likely - likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"
2.improbable - having a probability too low to inspire belief
implausible - having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the teacher an implausible excuse"
3.improbable - too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story"
incredible, unbelievable - beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"

improbable
adjective
1. doubtful, unlikely, uncertain, unbelievable, dubious, questionable, fanciful, far-fetched, implausible It seems improbable that this year's figure will show a drop.
doubtful likely, certain, probable, reasonable, doubtless, plausible
2. unconvincing, weak, unbelievable, preposterous Their marriage seems an improbable alliance.
unconvincing convincing, plausible
Translations
improbable [ɪmˈprɒbəbl] ADJ [event] → improbable; [excuse, story] → inverosímil
it is improbable that it will happenes improbable or poco probable que ocurra

improbable [ɪmˈprɒbəbəl] adj
improbable
it is improbable that ... → il est improbable que ... + subj
It is improbable that the Prime Minister will be forced to resign → Il est improbable que le Premier ministre soit forcé à démissionner.
[excuse, explanation, story] → peu plausible

improbable

improbable [ɪmˈprɒbəbl] adj (event) → improbabile, poco probabile; (excuse, story) → inverosimile
improbable [ɪmˈprɒbəbl] adj (event) → improbabile, poco probabile; (excuse, story) → inverosimile

improbable
adj improbable [imˈprobəbl]
1 not likely to happen or exist; not probable Although death at his age was improbable, he had already made his will. onwaarskynlik غَيْر مُحْتَمَل невероятен nepravděpodobný usandsynlig; utænkelig unwahrscheinlich απίθανος improbable ebatõenäoline بعید epätodennäköinen improbable לא סָבִיר असम्भाव्य slabo vjerojatan valószínűtlen tidak mungkin ólíklegur improbabile ありそうにない 있을 것 같지 않은 neįtikėtinas maz ticams tidak mungkin onwaarschijnlijk usannsynlig nieprawdopodobny improvável improbabil невероятный nepravdepodobný neverjeten neverovatan osannolik ไม่น่าจะเกิดขึ้น olası olmayan, mümkün görülmeyen 不大可能發生或存在的 неймовірний غیر یقینی không chắc )的
2 hard to believe an improbable explanation. onwaarskynlik يَصْعُب تَصْديقُه неправдоподобен nepravděpodobný usandsynlig unglaubwürdig απίθανος, μη πιστευτός inverosímil usutamatu باور نکردنی epäuskottava invraisemblable לא סָבִיר नामुमकिन neuvjerljiv képtelen sulit dipercaya ósennilegur inverosimile 本当らしくない 믿기 어려운 neįtikimas neticams; neiespējams sukar dipercayai onwaarschijnlijk usannsynlig mało prawdopodobny improvável neverosimil неправдоподобный nepravdepodobný neverjeten neverovatan otrolig ไม่น่าจะเป็นไปได้ inanılması güç, olmayacak 難以置信的 неправдоподібний نا قابل یقین khó tin
adv imˈprobably
onwaarskynlik بِصورَة غَير مُحْتَمَلَه невероятно nepravděpodobně usandsynligt; utænkeligt unwahrscheinlich με ελάχιστες ή χωρίς πιθανότητες de manera improbable ebatõenäoliselt بطور غیر محتمل epätodennäköisesti invraisemblablement בְּאוֹפֶן לא סָבִיר असम्भाव्य रूप से s malom vjerojatnošću, neuvjerljivo ki van zárva, lehetetlen secara mustahil ólíklega; ósennilega inverosimilmente ありそうもなく 있음직하지 않게 neįtikimai, nepaprastai neticami dengan tidak mungkin onwaarschijnlijk usannsynlig nieprawdopodobnie improvavelmente puţin pro­babil невероятно, неправдоподобно nepravdepodobne neverjetno neverovatno osannolikt อย่างเป็นไปไม่ได้ imkânsız bir şekilde 不太可能地 неймовірно غیر یقینی سے một cách không chắc chắn
n imˌprobaˈbility
onwaarskynlikheid عَدَم احْتِمال وُقوع невероятност nepravděpodobnost usandsynlighed; utænkelighed die Unwahrscheinlichkeit απίθανο πράγμα improbabilidad; inverosimilitud ebatõenäolisus عدم احتمال epätodennäköisyys invraisemblance אִי-סְבִירוּת असम्भाव्यता mala vjerojatnost, neuvjerljivost valószínűtlenség, lehetetlenség ólíkindi; ósennileiki improbabilità ありそうもないこと 있음직하지 않음 nepanašumas į tiesą, neįtikimumas neiespējamība; neticamība bersifat tidak mungkin onwaarschijnlijkheid usannsynlighet nieprawdopodobieństwo improbabilidade caracter puţin pro­babil невероятность; неправдоподобие nepravdepodobnosť neverjetnost neverovatnost osannolikhet ความเป็นไปไม่ได้ mümkün olmama 不大可能 неймовірність, неправдоподібність بعید از امکان tính không chắc chắn


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