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   improbable

   /ɪmˈprɒbəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. not likely to be true or to happen: "this account of events was seen by the jury as most improbable" Similar unlikelynot likelydoubtfuldubiousdebatablequestionableuncertaindifficult to believeimplausiblefar-fetchedfancifulunthinkableinconceivableunimaginableunimaginedincredibleOpposite probablecertain
   • ▪ unexpected and apparently inauthentic: "the characters have improbable names" Similar inauthenticunconvincingunbelievableincredibleridiculousabsurdpreposterouscontrivedlabouredstrainedforcedinformal:hard to swallowOpposite believablerealistic

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, or from Latin improbabilis ‘hard to prove’, from in- ‘not’ + probabilis (see probable).

   Scrabble Points: 18

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   Improbable means not likely to happen or be true. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, synonyms, antonyms, and related words with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Learn the meaning of improbable, an adjective that describes something that is unlikely to be true or to occur. See synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries.

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   Improbable means not likely to happen or be true. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and explore related words and phrases.

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   Improbable means not probable or unlikely to be true or to happen. See the origin, synonyms, derived forms, and usage examples of improbable from various sources.

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   Improbable means unlikely to be true or to happen, or strange, unusual, or ridiculous. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, synonyms, and pronunciation.

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   Improbable means not likely to be true or to happen. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, antonyms, collocations and word origin.

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   Improbable means not probable, not likely to be true or to happen, or unlikely. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and examples from Britannica Dictionary.

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   Improbable means not likely or probable; doubtful; unlikely. Find the origin, usage, and examples of improbable and its related words in English and Spanish dictionaries.

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    Improbable means unlikely to be true or to happen, or strange, unusual, or ridiculous. Learn how to use this word in sentences, collocations, and grammar, and see translations in French and Spanish.

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    Improbable means not likely to be true or to happen, or surprising. Find out how to use it in a sentence and see translations in different languages.