unlikely

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/ʌnˈlaɪkli/

adj 2adv 1noun 1

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

appear, be, look, sound

It sounds unlikely that we'll finish the project before Friday.

become | remain, seem | make sth

consider sth, think sth

Most people consider it unlikely that they will win the lottery.

ADV

extremely, highly, most, very | increasingly | not at all | a bit, pretty, quite, rather, somewhat | apparently

inherently

It seems inherently unlikely that a young child would enjoy sitting through a three-hour movie.

Definitions

adj

Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.

It is pretty unlikely that you'll win, but I will pray that at least you do well.

In the highly unlikely event of landing in water, lifejackets are stored under the seat.

Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising.

unlikely means

adv

In an improbable manner.

noun

Something or somebody considered unlikely.

The molecular ion candidates are divided by the testing phase into three categories: rejects, unlikelies, and probables. Differences between each candidate and the prominent peaks in the spectrum are computed.

"Here is my every possible phone number, plus a few unlikelies. And I've also put down the numbers of Karin and Wade, in case you've lost them. Karin can come anytime; Wade, up until six in the morning."

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Synonyms

adjective — not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred

improbable

adjective — having a probability too low to inspire belief

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

It is pretty unlikely that you'll win, but I will pray that at least you do well.

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In the highly unlikely event of landing in water, lifejackets are stored under the seat.

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Now, I still think that for this box of matches to have escaped the wear of time for immemorial years was a strange, and for me, a most fortunate thing. Yet oddly enough I found here a far more unlike

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The molecular ion candidates are divided by the testing phase into three categories: rejects, unlikelies, and probables. Differences between each candidate and the prominent peaks in the spectrum are

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Then the most unlikely of unlikelies happened. We got another phone call. Another woman wanted to give us a baby—a boy, born just that morning. We walked into a hospital, and he was placed into my arm

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