What is another word for unlikely?
Pronunciation:
[ ʌnlˈa͡ɪkli], [ ʌnlˈaɪkli], [ ʌ_n_l_ˈaɪ_k_l_i]
Synonyms for Unlikely:
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adj.
• improbable- doubtful ,
- dubitable ,
- hundred-to-one ,
- implausible ,
- incredible ,
- not expected ,
- outside chance ,
- slim and none .
- beyond belief ,
- beyond possibility ,
- out of question ,
- un-ordinary ,
- in supportable ,
- in-supportable ,
- out question ,
- out the question ,
- un ordinary ,
- un reasonable ,
- un thinkable ,
- un-reasonable ,
- un-thinkable .
- Mootable ,
- fly by night ,
- in decisive ,
- in-decisive ,
- more trustless ,
- more unassured ,
- more unconvinced ,
- most trustless ,
- most unassured ,
- most unconvinced ,
- touch go ,
- un assured ,
- un clear ,
- un clearer ,
- un clearest ,
- un convinced ,
- un decided ,
- un dependable ,
- un likelier ,
- un likeliest ,
- un likely ,
- un reliable ,
- un sure ,
- un trustier ,
- un trustiest ,
- un trustworthy ,
- un trusty ,
- un-assured ,
- un-clear ,
- un-clearer ,
- un-clearest ,
- un-convinced ,
- un-decided ,
- un-dependable ,
- un-likelier ,
- un-likeliest ,
- un-likely ,
- un-reliable ,
- un-sure ,
- un-trustier ,
- un-trustiest ,
- un-trustworthy ,
- un-trusty ,
- untrustier ,
- untrustiest .
- fictional ,
- in credible ,
- in sane ,
- in saner ,
- in sanest ,
- in-credible ,
- in-sane ,
- in-saner ,
- in-sanest ,
- mis leading ,
- mis-leading ,
- more phantasmagorical ,
- more ridiculous ,
- most phantasmagorical ,
- out of sight ,
- out sight ,
- un believable ,
- un-believable ,
- un-real .
- far fetched ,
- hard swallow ,
- illogical ,
- in coherent ,
- in consequential ,
- in-coherent ,
- in-consequential ,
- un convincing ,
- un realistic ,
- un-convincing ,
- un-natural ,
- un-realistic .
- extra-ordinary ,
- imcomprehensible ,
- in cogitable ,
- in conceivable ,
- in supposable ,
- in-cogitable ,
- in-conceivable ,
- in-supposable ,
- mind boggling ,
- mindboggling ,
- more imcomprehensible ,
- more incogitable ,
- more insupposable ,
- more unknowable ,
- most imcomprehensible ,
- most incogitable ,
- most insupposable ,
- most unknowable ,
- re achier ,
- re achiest ,
- re achy ,
- re-achier ,
- re-achiest ,
- re-achy ,
- reachier ,
- reachiest ,
- staggering ,
- un knowable ,
- un-knowable ,
- wont fly ,
- wont wash .
- awe inspiring ,
- aweinspiring ,
- be wildering ,
- be-wildering ,
- difficult believe ,
- in comprehensible ,
- more bewildering ,
- more confounding ,
- most bewildering ,
- most confounding ,
- super natural ,
- super-natural ,
- sur prising ,
- sur-prising ,
- un usual ,
- un-usual .
- contrary ,
- faint ,
- not likely ,
- out of the ordinary ,
- remote ,
- slight ,
- strange ,
- unbelievable ,
- unconvincing ,
- unheard-of ,
- unimaginable ,
- untoward .
- few ,
- few far between ,
- more attenuate ,
- more attenuated ,
- more recherche ,
- more seldom ,
- more semioccasional ,
- more unfrequent ,
- most attenuate ,
- most attenuated ,
- most recherche ,
- most seldom ,
- most semioccasional ,
- most unfrequent ,
- out of ordinary ,
- out ordinary ,
- out the ordinary ,
- rarest ,
- semi occasional ,
- semi-occasional ,
- sub tile ,
- sub tiler ,
- sub-tile ,
- sub-tiler ,
- subtiler ,
- subtilest ,
- un common ,
- un commoner ,
- un commonest ,
- un frequent ,
- un wonted ,
- un-common ,
- un-commoner ,
- un-frequent ,
- un-wonted .
- dis reputable ,
- dis-reputable ,
- impugnable ,
- in conclusive ,
- in definite ,
- in determinate ,
- in distinct ,
- in secure ,
- in securer ,
- in securest ,
- in-conclusive ,
- in-definite ,
- in-distinct ,
- in-secure ,
- in-securer ,
- in-securest ,
- more impugnable ,
- more unconfirmed ,
- most impugnable ,
- most unconfirmed ,
- pre carious ,
- pre-carious ,
- un apter ,
- un aptest ,
- un confirmed ,
- un easier ,
- un easiest ,
- un easy ,
- un settled ,
- un stable ,
- un stabler ,
- un stablest ,
- un-apter ,
- un-aptest ,
- un-confirmed ,
- un-easier ,
- un-easiest ,
- un-settled ,
- un-stable ,
- un-stabler ,
- un-stablest ,
- unconfirmed .
- Unmeet ,
- can't make grade ,
- cant make grade ,
- cant make the grade ,
- ill adapted ,
- ill equipped ,
- ill suited ,
- illadapted ,
- illequipped ,
- illsuited ,
- in adequate ,
- in applicable ,
- in appropriate ,
- in compatible ,
- in congruous ,
- in correct ,
- in effective ,
- in expedient ,
- in felicitous ,
- in harmonious ,
- in-adequate ,
- in-applicable ,
- in-appropriate ,
- in-compatible ,
- in-congruous ,
- in-effective ,
- in-expedient ,
- in-felicitous ,
- in-harmonious ,
- mis taken ,
- more ill adapted ,
- more ill equipped ,
- more ill-adapted ,
- more ill-equipped ,
- more illadapted ,
- more illequipped ,
- more uncool ,
- more unpromising ,
- most ill adapted ,
- most ill equipped ,
- most ill-adapted ,
- most ill-equipped ,
- most illadapted ,
- most illequipped ,
- most uncool ,
- most unpromising ,
- out element ,
- out of element ,
- out place ,
- out shape ,
- un becoming ,
- un congenial ,
- un cool ,
- un fit ,
- un healthier ,
- un healthiest ,
- un healthy ,
- un meet ,
- un meeter ,
- un meetest ,
- un promising ,
- un suitable ,
- un suited ,
- un-becoming ,
- un-congenial ,
- un-cool ,
- un-fit ,
- un-healthiest ,
- un-healthy ,
- un-meet ,
- un-meeter ,
- un-meetest ,
- un-promising ,
- un-suitable ,
- un-suited ,
- unmeeter ,
- unmeetest .
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adv.
• improbably -
n.
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- exotic ,
- extraordinary ,
- notable ,
- odd ,
- offbeat ,
- remarkable ,
- special ,
- surprising ,
- unique ,
- unusual .
Other synonyms:
- absurd .
- Unapt ,
- bank on ,
- iffy ,
- impossible ,
- inconceivable ,
- uncertain .
- dim .
- questionable .
Other relevant words:
- Doubtable ,
- Incogitable ,
- Insupposable ,
- STANDOUT ,
- Subtile ,
- Trustless ,
- Unfrequent ,
- can't make the grade ,
- difficult to believe ,
- dubious ,
- extra ordinary ,
- fantastic ,
- far-fetched ,
- farfetched ,
- few and far between ,
- fishy ,
- hard to swallow ,
- ill-adapted ,
- ill-equipped ,
- improbable ,
- laid low ,
- marvelous ,
- not fit ,
- on thin ice ,
- out of place ,
- out of shape ,
- out-standing ,
- phantasmagorical ,
- pre-eminent ,
- rare ,
- reachy ,
- recherche ,
- semioccasional ,
- touch and go ,
- unassured ,
- unconvinced ,
- uncool ,
- unknowable ,
- untrusty ,
- up for grabs ,
- won't fly ,
- won't wash .
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How to use "Unlikely" in context?
events
1. unlikely events can happen when you least expect them. There are many things that can happen in this world that are simply unforeseen. This unpredictability can lead to some very interesting and even surprising moments.
2. Some of the most unlikely events can be downright magical. One of the best examples of this is a miracle. Miracles are mysterious occurrences that defy the laws of nature. They can take many different forms, but they all share one common feature- they are often unpredictable.
3. Occasionally, truly unexpected things happen. What might seem like a minor event at first can develop into something much more significant over time.
Paraphrases for Unlikely:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
implausible, improbable.
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Adjective
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Forward Entailment
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Adjective
likely.
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Adverb
likely.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
difficult, impossible, inconceivable, incredible, insignificant, intolerable, likelihood, plausible, possible, probable, questionable, rare, reluctant, unable, unbearable, unbelievable, uncertain, unconscionable, unexpected, unseemly, unthinkable, unusual, unwilling, unsustainable.
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Proper noun, singular
less.
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Adverb
probably.
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Verb, past tense
Eliminated, Were.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
doubtful.
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Adjective
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