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unlikely Adjective

— If something is unlikely, then it probably will not happen. It's unlikely that it will rain today.

unlikely

— adjective 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 (= improbable) not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred legislation on the question is highly unlikely an improbable event — adjective (= improbable) having a probability too low to inspire belief

Synonyms unlikely synonyms

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improbable unfeasible unbelievable improbably unconvincing incredible implausible doubtful unreal remote not well-founded not necessarily not likely maybe inconsistent impossible hardly fantastic does not seem

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Probably

What words indicate that something is possible but not very probable?

unlikely improbable doubtful remote

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Simple sentences

I know that it is highly unlikely that anyone knows me.

I think it's highly unlikely that I'll ever see my stolen motorcycle again.

I think it's unlikely that plants feel pain.

It seems unlikely that Tom committed suicide.

But the possibility seems unlikely.

This story sounds very unlikely to me.

Victory is unlikely but not impossible.

They are unlikely to marry.

The jewel was found in an unlikely place.

I know that it is highly unlikely that we'll be able to sell all this stuff.

I know that it is highly unlikely that we'll see any whales today.

I know that it is highly unlikely that you'd ever want to go out with me, but I still need to ask at least once.

I think it's highly unlikely that we'll be able to escape from this prison.

I think it's highly unlikely that we'll ever get any help from the national government.

I think it's unlikely that a situation like this one would ever occur again.

It seems unlikely that any society could completely dispense with myths.

That story of his sounds very unlikely.

He is seriously ill and unlikely to recover.

They're unlikely to get married.

I think it's unlikely that aliens similar to what we see in the movies have ever visited our planet.

It's unlikely she's as stupid as you think.

It's unlikely she's that stupid.

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I think that's highly unlikely.

Well, given that she was last seen playing out a fantasy and then ended up in a dead gardener's coffin, it seems unlikely.

I don't know. Are we really discounting this guy because it's unlikely?

A strange hunter, this lame monk whom the Lt. General seemed fated to meet in the most unlikely circumstances.

Ladies and gentlemen, since it's most unlikely that we'll ever have the pleasure of meeting again socially I'd like to propose a toast.

I think it not unlikely that he could say that only one charge is possible.

He hobbles all the way out to the observation platform. Very unlikely with his leg in a cast, unless he has a very strong reason.

But quite unlikely.

Might I suggest that while you continue to wave your arms like a scarecrow and bend your knees like an old cart horse, we are unlikely to succeed.

It was possible they might remember me but I thought it unlikely, shop assistants being commonly regarded as an inferior race who never emerged from the other side of the counter.

I hope you'll find Mr. Marley well, Sir. I should think that's highly unlikely.

Here, there, and then in the most unlikely places.

The way you search your prisoners, it sounds rather unlikely.

Diplomatic life is dull, dull, dull. and this gloomy palace. these cold floors and high ceilings. and these awful statues. at any moment I expect them to turn into fountains spouting water. from all sort of unlikely places.

Now, you told us that those people murdered your father, but it's unlikely that they'd just kill him because he discovered their existence.

Since HG Wells supposedly had script approval, it seems unlikely that Universal would send versions based on another novel but still titled The Invisible Man, not The Murderer Invisible.

It's very unlikely.

It's unlikely that I shall be back tonight, Dawes.

It's most unlikely.

What do you mean by that? I think it not unlikely that he could say that only one charge is possible.

Well, if he'd been shot from the window he would have had to be holding his head back like this, which is unlikely.

That's most unlikely.

Highly interesting but very unlikely.

Yes, he's always climbing into the most unlikely places.

Very unlikely with his leg in a cast, unless he has a very strong reason.

Even though it may seem unlikely in our eyes.

Hmm. - It's unlikely.

Now, it's unlikely to be important documents, since to know their significance you'd do need a time to examine them.

Oh, that does make it unlikely.

For you, Graham, so unlikely means of transportation is better than a disguise.

I think it unlikely that your pa will approve.

It is unlikely that the windows have been opened since his death.

That's very unlikely.

I thought you were crazy but now they will arrest me! It's not unlikely.

I thought it was unlikely.

Considering the kind of illness she got and how bad it is, it's very unlikely that she can walk.

How unlikely.

Very unlikely.

News and current affairs

Indeed, this scenario could worsen, because Russia is unlikely to sit around idly and watch Ukraine unravel.

The world economy, however, is unlikely to look the same.

But external pressure is unlikely to bring it about.

Until China is released from the grip of religious politics, Liu's ideals are unlikely to take root.

Concerning external demand, intra-European help in the form of reflationary policies in stronger economies is unlikely to prove sufficient, owing primarily to the fiscal and political conditions prevailing in Germany.

BEIJING: China has now finished celebrating the 50th anniversary of Mao's revolution, but the hangover cure that so many people in the West have been urging upon the country -- a healthy dose of devaluation -- is unlikely to be swallowed.

So devaluation is unlikely to be effective in boosting the overall rate of growth.

Moreover, there are several objective reasons why the current friction between Europe and the US is unlikely to lead to divorce.

The US economy is in trouble, and the problems it spins off are unlikely to stop at the US border.

It also is unlikely that American foreign policy will return to a narrow realism and drop all emphasis on democracy and human rights.

It is highly unlikely that the US will react after Iraq as it did after Vietnam.

Moreover, the dollar is unlikely to weaken as other countries also carry out quantitative easing.

He will never get a guest-worker program without Democratic support, which in turn is unlikely unless the White House supports access to a program for unauthorized immigrants already in the US that includes some type of path to residence and citizenship.

Nevertheless, while an American withdrawal from the Middle East seems highly unlikely, US exposure to the region will indeed decline; as that happens, America's role there will probably become more subdued - and perhaps more cynical.

MILAN - Although the financial crisis is winding down, the prospects for growth in the global economy are unlikely to pick up.

While the overwhelming majority of citizens are convinced that further armed conflict in the region is unlikely, the public's mood - with the exception of Kosovars and Albanians - is pessimistic.

But the initiative is unlikely to have much effect.

With developing countries fearing the impact of binding limits on carbon emissions on their economic growth, and with insufficient support in the US Congress, a global treaty appears unlikely in 2010 as well.

With US President Barack Obama's eight years in office coming to an end, and Vice President Joe Biden unlikely to run, the race will be without an incumbent.

In any case, the time to act is now: once the ban is passed by Congress and signed by the president, it is unlikely to be lifted any time soon.

But it is unlikely to impress those who believe in the current orthodoxy of Chinese nationalism.

European farmers also want to maintain current subsidy levels, and EU members say that they are unlikely to make any reductions before the end of the decade.

But he is unlikely to face retribution for any of it.

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