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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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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”
What does the word unlikely mean? There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word unlikely, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word unlikely? About 20 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
adjective. 1. improbable, doubtful, remote, slight, faint, not likely, unimaginable A military coup seems unlikely. improbable odds-on, likely, to be expected, expected, anticipated, probable, on the cards.
unlikelyadjective (NOT 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. The court is unlikely to accept such tenuous evidence. It is unlikely that the judge will reverse his decision.
