improbable
adjective /ɪmˈprɒb.ə.bl̩/
/-ˈprɑː.bə-/ Definition
› not likely to happen or be true: It's highly improbable that Norris will agree. an improbable-sounding excuseImpossible and improbable improbably /-bli/ adverb › improbably cheap prices improbably large/longImpossible and improbable improbability /ɪmˌprɒb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
/ˌɪm.prɑː.bəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/ noun [C or U] Impossible and improbable
/ˌɪm.prɑː.bəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/ noun [C or U] Impossible and improbable (Definition of improbable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apt adjective (LIKELY)
- be out of the question idiom
- beggar belief/description idiom
- castles in the air idiom
- catch verb (NOTICE)
- don't hold your breath idiom 1
- doubt noun
- dream verb (HOPE)
- fat chance idiom
- fear noun
- goodbye to sth idiom
- I should be so lucky! idiom
- impossible adjective
- impossible noun
- nailing jelly to the wall idiom
- one in a million idiom
- pigs might fly idiom
- that'll be the day idiom
- there's no danger of that! idiom
- unlikely adjective (NOT PROBABLE)
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