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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
Adjective
not likely or probable
improbability n
improbably adv
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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
Translations

improbable [ɪmˈprɔbəbl] adjimprobable, inverosímil
improbable [ɪmˈprɔbəbl] adjimprobable; [excuse] → peu plausible
improbable [ɪmˈprɔbəbl] adjunwahrscheinlich
improbable [ɪmˈprɔbəbl] adjimprobabile; [excuse] → 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.onwaarskynlikغَيْر مُحْتَمَلневероятенnepravděpodobnýusandsynlig; utænkeligunwahrscheinlichαπίθανοςimprobableebatõenäolineبعیدepätodennäköinenimprobableלא סָבִירअसम्भाव्यslabo vjerojatanvalószínűtlentidak mungkinólíklegurimprobabileありそうにない있을 성싶지 않은neįtikėtinasmaz ticamstidak mungkinonwaarschijnlijkusannsynlignieprawdopodobnyimprovávelimprobabilневероятныйnepravdepodobnýneverjetenneverovatanosannolikไม่น่าจะเกิดขึ้นolası olmayan, mümkün görülmeyen不大可能(發生)的неймовірнийغیر یقینیkhông chắc)的
2 hard to believe an improbable explanation.onwaarskynlikيَصْعُب تَصْديقُهнеправдоподобенnepravděpodobnýusandsynligunglaubwürdigαπίθανος, μη πιστευτόςinverosímilusutamatuباور نکردنیepäuskottavainvraisemblableלא סָבִירनामुमकिनneuvjerljivképtelensulit dipercayaósennilegurinverosimile本当らしくない사실 같지 않은neįtikimasneticams; neiespējamssukar dipercayaionwaarschijnlijkusannsynligmało prawdopodobnyimprovávelneverosimilнеправдоподобныйnepravdepodobnýneverjetenneverovatanotroligไม่น่าจะเป็นไปได้inanılması güç, olmayacak難以置信的неправдоподібнийنا قابل یقینkhó tin
adv imˈprobably
onwaarskynlikبِصورَة غَير مُحْتَمَلَهневероятноnepravděpodobněusandsynligt; utænkeligtunwahrscheinlichμε ελάχιστες ή χωρίς πιθανότητεςde manera improbableebatõenäoliseltبطور غیر محتملepätodennäköisestiinvraisemblablementבְּאוֹפֶן לא סָבִירअसम्भाव्य रूप सेs malom vjerojatnošću, neuvjerljivoki van zárva, lehetetlensecara mustahilólíklega; ósennilegainverosimilmenteありそうもなく있음직하지 않게neįtikimai, nepaprastaineticamidengan tidak mungkinonwaarschijnlijkusannsynlignieprawdopodobnieimprovavelmentepuţin pro­babilневероятно, неправдоподобноnepravdepodobneneverjetnoneverovatnoosannoliktอย่างเป็นไปไม่ได้imkânsız bir şekilde或許неймовірноغیر یقینی سےmột cách không chắc chắn
n imˌprobaˈbility
onwaarskynlikheidعَدَم احْتِمال وُقوعневероятностnepravděpodobnostusandsynlighed; utænkeligheddie Unwahrscheinlichkeitαπίθανο πράγμαimprobabilidad; inverosimilitudebatõenäolisusعدم احتمالepätodennäköisyysinvraisemblanceאִי-סְבִירוּתअसम्भाव्यताmala vjerojatnost, neuvjerljivostvalószínűtlenség, lehetetlenségólíkindi; ósennileikiimprobabilitàありそうもないこと있을 성싶지 않음nepanašumas į tiesą, neįtikimumasneiespējamība; neticamībabersifat tidak mungkinonwaarschijnlijkheidusannsynlighetnieprawdopodobieństwoimprobabilidadecaracter puţin pro­babilневероятность; неправдоподобиеnepravdepodobnosťneverjetnostneverovatnostosannolikhetความเป็นไปไม่ได้mümkün olmama不大可能неймовірність, неправдоподібністьبعید از امکانtính không chắc chắn

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