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- Dictionaryunlikely/ʌnˈlʌɪkli/
adjective
- 1. not likely to happen, be done, or be true; improbable: "an unlikely explanation" Similar Opposite
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UNLIKELY definition: 1. not probable or likely to happen: 2. not the same as you would usually expect: 3. probably not…. Learn more.
unlikely adjective (NOT EXPECTED) [ only before noun ] not the same as you would usually expect: He's an unlikely-looking doctor (= he is not what I expect a doctor to look like). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. : not likely : improbable. an unlikely outcome. 2. : likely to fail : unpromising. Synonyms. doubtful. dubious. far-fetched. flimsy. improbable. questionable. unapt. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of unlikely in a Sentence. He was an unlikely candidate for the position.
Unlikely definition: not likely to be or occur; improbable; marked by doubt.. See examples of UNLIKELY used in a sentence.
Definition of unlikely adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred. “legislation on the question is highly unlikely ” synonyms: improbable. supposed. mistakenly believed. see more. 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”
If you say that something is unlikely to happen or unlikely to be true, you believe that it will not happen or that it is not true, although you are not completely sure. A military coup seems unlikely.
not expected to happen: [ + (that) ] It's unlikely that I'll be able to come to the party. [ + to do sth ] He's unlikely to arrive before midday. Fewer examples. The court is unlikely to accept such tenuous evidence. It is unlikely that the judge will reverse his decision.
unlikely meaning, definition, what is unlikely: not likely to happen: Learn more.
Unlikely Definition. ŭn-līklē. unlikeliest, unlikelier. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Adverb. Noun. Filter. adjective. unlikeliest, unlikelier. Not likely to happen or be true; improbable. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not likely to succeed; not promising. Webster's New World.
