unlikely

Plural: unlikelies

Adjective

• Not probable or expected to happen.
• not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
  • "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"
• has little chance of being the case or coming about
  • "an unlikely story"
  • "an unlikely candidate for reelection"
  • "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism"

Adjective Satellite

• having a probability too low to inspire belief

Adj

• Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
• Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising.

Adv

• In an improbable manner.

Noun

• Something or somebody considered unlikely.

Examples

• In the highly unlikely event of landing in water, lifejackets are stored under the seat.
• It is pretty unlikely that you'll win, but I will pray that at least you do well.
• It was unlikely he would find a seven-letter word with only two vowels on his rack.
• unlikely means

Synonyms

improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing

Antonyms

likely, probable

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