improbable

[ im-prob-uh-buhl ]

/ ɪmˈprɒb ə bəl /

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adjective

not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen: Rain is improbable tonight.

Origin of improbable

From the Latin word improbābilis, dating back to 1590–1600. See im-², probable

SYNONYMS FOR improbable

questionable, doubtful, implausible.

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OTHER WORDS FROM improbable

im·prob·a·bly, adverb im·prob·a·ble·ness, noun su·per·im·prob·a·ble, adjective su·per·im·prob·a·ble·ness, noun

su·per·im·prob·a·bly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH improbable

impossible impracticable impractical improbable

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So the story was about those two characters reuniting and, in the most improbable circumstances, changing the world.

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Other Nel gems: “Your version is so improbable that it cannot be reasonably possible.”

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Better for Russia to annex Venice, Catalonia or Alaska (all of which have well-publicized if improbable secessionist movements).

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The first step on such a journey, Yale to Army recruiting station, is on the surface the most improbable.

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It woke me up to my responsibilities - to others, and to myself - and set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today.

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John thought it was not improbable, but he went on to tell of his scheme, and how small was the sum required for its execution.

The Christian |Hall Caine
The only thing that I cannot understand is why you gave your marionettes such extraordinary and improbable names.

Miscellanies |Oscar Wilde
I dare say it was caused by excessive reading of improbable romances.

Truxton King |George Barr McCutcheon
It is not improbable even that the late comers will take up the abandoned washings of the earlier men and do well with them.

All about the Klondyke gold mines |J. Armoy Knox
This being the case, it is improbable that the unions of quadrupeds in a state of nature should be left to mere chance.

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex |Charles Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for improbable

improbable

/ (ɪmˈprɒbəbəl) /

adjective

not likely or probable; doubtful; unlikely

Derived forms of improbable

improbability or improbableness, noun improbably, adverb

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