unlikely

Meaning

Adj

1. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
2. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising.

Adv

In an improbable manner.

Noun

Something or somebody considered unlikely.

Synonyms

improbable

unfeasible

improbably

unbelievable

doubtful

unconvincing

implausible

incredible

not necessarily

not likely

does not seem

not well-founded

fantastic

hardly

impossible

inconsistent

maybe

remote

unreal

Translations

improbable

unwahrscheinlich

improbabile

invraisemblable

improvável

improbable

onwaarschijnlijk

inverosímil

απίθανος

improbable

inverosimile

incredibile

ungleich

improbablement

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌnˈlaɪkli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: unlykely

In summary

From Middle English unlykely, unlikly, unlykly, unlicli, equivalent to un- + likely.

Sentences

It is possible , but unlikely , that he made the journey twice .

However , Brandon dismissed the accomplice hypothesis as unlikely .

Physiological and fossil evidence therefore would make it rather unlikely that turtles were diapsids .