improbable

im·prob·a·ble

 (ĭm-prŏb′ə-bəl)

adj.

Unlikely to take place or be true.

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im·prob′a·ble·ness n.

im·prob′a·bly adv.

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improbable

(ɪmˈprɒbəbəl)

adj

not likely or probable; doubtful; unlikely

imˌprobaˈbility, imˈprobableness n

imˈprobably adv

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im•prob•a•ble

(ɪmˈprɒb ə bəl)

adj.

not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen.

[1590–1600; < Latin]

im•prob`a•bil′i•ty, n.

im•prob′a•ble•ness, n.

im•prob′a•bly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	improbable - not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event" unlikely 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 unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely implausible - having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the teacher an implausible excuse"
	3.	improbable - too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" marvelous, marvellous, tall incredible, unbelievable - beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"

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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

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improbable

adjective

1. Not likely:

doubtful, questionable, unapt, unlikely.

2. Not plausible or believable:

flimsy, implausible, inconceivable, incredible, shaky, thin, unbelievable, unconceivable, unconvincing, unsubstantial, weak.

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Translations

غَيْر مُحْتَمَليَصْعُب تَصْديقُه

nepravděpodobný

usandsynligutænkelig

unglaubwürdigunwahrscheinlich

απίθανος

invraisemblableimprobable

ólíklegurósennilegur

improbabileinverosimile

neįtikimaineįtikimumasnepanašumas į tiesą

maz ticamsneiespējamsneticams

невероятный

neverjeten

inanılması güçmümkün görülmeyenolası olmayanolmayacak

不大可能发生的难以置信的

improbable

[ɪmˈprɒbəbl] ADJ [event] → improbable; [excuse, story] → inverosímil
it is improbable that it will happen → es improbable or poco probable que ocurra

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improbable

[ɪmˈprɒbəb^əl] 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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

improbable

adj → unwahrscheinlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

improbable

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

improbable

(imˈprobəbl) adjective

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 improvável nepravděpodobný unwahrscheinlich usandsynlig; utænkelig απίθανοςimprobable 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 usannsynlignieprawdopodobny ليرى، غيرمحتمل 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 不大可能发生的

2. hard to believe. an improbable explanation. onwaarskynlik يَصْعُب تَصْديقُه неправдоподобен improvável nepravděpodobný unglaubwürdig usandsynlig 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 غيرمحتمل improvável neverosimil неправдоподобный nepravdepodobný neverjeten neverovatan otrolig ไม่น่าจะเป็นไปได้ inanılması güç, olmayacak 難以置信的 неправдоподібний نا قابل یقین khó tin 难以置信的

imˈprobably adverb

onwaarskynlik بِصورَة غَير مُحْتَمَلَه невероятно improvavelmente nepravděpodobně unwahrscheinlich usandsynligt; utænkeligt 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 غيرمحتمل دوله 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 未必然地，不大可能地

imˌprobaˈbility noun

onwaarskynlikheid عَدَم احْتِمال وُقوع невероятност improbabilidade nepravděpodobnost die Unwahrscheinlichkeit usandsynlighed; utænkelighed απίθανο πράγμα improbabilidad; inverosimilitud ebatõenäolisus عدم احتمال epätodennäköisyys invraisemblance אִי-סְבִירוּת असम्भाव्यता mala vjerojatnost, neuvjerljivost valószínűtlenség, lehetetlenség kemustahilan ólíkindi; ósennileiki improbabilità ありそうもないこと 있음직하지 않음 nepanašumas į tiesą, neįtikimumas neiespējamība; neticamība bersifat tidak mungkin onwaarschijnlijkheidusannsynlighet nieprawdopodobieństwo بې احتمالى 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 不大可能

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improbable

a. improbable.

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