improbable

English

Adjective

improbable (comparative more improbable, superlative most improbable)

1. Not likely to be true.

   It's highly improbable that aliens abducted you.

2. Not likely to happen.

   Due to the loss of power, it is improbable that we will begin on time.

Related terms

• probable
• probability
• probably

Translations

not likely to be true

Catalan: improbable (ca)

Czech: nepravděpodobný (cs) m. Romanian: improbabil (ro) m. and n. Spanish: improbable (es)

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Finnish: epätodennäköinen (1,2) French: improbable

Italian: improbabile

See also

• impossible

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛ̃.pʁɔ.babl/

Adjective

improbable (epicene, plural improbables)

1. unlikely, improbable (not likely)

Synonyms

• peu probable

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Spanish

Adjective

improbable m. and f. (plural improbables)

1. improbable, unlikely

Antonyms

• probable

Derived terms

• improbabilidad
• improbablemente