improbable

ɪmˈprɒbəbl̩

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Definition of improbable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

probabilityunlikely to be true or to happen

Winning the lottery is improbable.

doubtful

unlikely

odditystrange or unusual in a surprising way

The improbable story left everyone in disbelief.

incredible

unlikely

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Origin of improbable

Latin, improbabilis (not likely)

Terms with improbable included in their meaning

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not likely

adj.

probability

improbable or not expected to happen

in the unlikely event

adv.

probability

if something very improbable happens

farce

silly comedy

comedy with exaggerated improbable situations

hardly likely

adj.

improbable

very unlikely to happen or be true

tell a tall tale

exaggerate

to narrate an exaggerated or improbable story

overturn

victory

improbable and unexpected victory

farce comedy

theater

comedy with exaggerated and improbable situations

tall

adj.

exaggeration

exaggerated or improbable in nature

Examples of improbable in a sentence

His explanation for the missing cookies seemed improbable.
His improbable escape amazed everyone.
The improbable coincidence puzzled the detectives.

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French:improbable, impossible, ...
German:unwahrscheinlich, unglaublich, ...
Italian:improbabile, incredibile, ...
Spanish:improbable, inverosímil, ...
Portuguese:improvável, estranha, ...
Chinese:不太可能的, 不可思议的, ...
Japanese:ありそうもない, ありえない, ...
Arabic:غَيْر مُحْتَمَل, غَريب, ...
Hebrew:לֹא סָבִיר, מוּזָר, ...
Russian:маловероятный, неправдоподобный, ...
Ukrainian:малоймовірний, ...
Hindi:असंभाव्य, अप्रत्याशित, ...
Bengali:অসম্ভাব্য, অবিশ্বাস্য, ...
Catalan:improbable, increïble, ...
Czech:nepravděpodobný, bizarní, ...
Danish:usandsynlig, utrolig, ...
Dutch:onwaarschijnlijk, bizar, ...
Greek:απίθανος, παράδοξος, ...
Hungarian:valószínűtlen, valószerűtlen, ...
Khmer:មិនសូវទំនង, ចម្លែកខុសធម្មតា, ...
Korean:가능성이 낮은, 이상한, ...
Persian:غیرمحتمل, عجیب, ...
Polish:mało prawdopodobny, ...
Portuguese (BR):improvável, ...
Romanian:improbabil, neobișnuit, ...
Swedish:osannolik, ...
Thai:ไม่น่าเป็นไปได้, แปลกประหลาด, ...
Turkish:olasılık dışı, olağandışı, ...
Vietnamese:khó xảy ra, kỳ lạ, ...

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