improbable
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im·prob·a·ble
(ĭm-prŏb′ə-bəl)adj.
Unlikely to take place or be true.
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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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" |
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" |
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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
doubtful likely, certain, probable, reasonable, doubtless, plausible
2. unconvincing, weak, unbelievable, preposterous Their marriage seems an improbable alliance.
unconvincing convincing, plausible
unconvincing convincing, plausible
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improbable
adjective1. Not likely:
2. Not plausible or believable:
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Translations
غَيْر مُحْتَمَليَصْعُب تَصْديقُه
nepravděpodobný
usandsynligutænkelig
ólíklegurósennilegur
neįtikimaineįtikimumasnepanašumas į tiesą
maz ticamsneiespējamsneticams
neverjeten
inanılması güçmümkün görülmeyenolası olmayanolmayacak
improbable
[ɪmˈprɒbəbl] ADJ [event] → improbable; [excuse, story] → inverosímilit is improbable that it will happen → es improbable or poco probable que ocurra
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
improbable
[ɪmˈprɒbəbəl] 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.
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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
improbable
(imˈprobəbl) adjective1. not likely to happen or exist; not probable. Although death at his age was improbable, he had already made his will.
2. hard to believe. an improbable explanation.
imˈprobably adverbimˌprobaˈbility noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
improbable
a. improbable.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012