The inconvenient improbability that we exist as self-conscious beings raises the ontological questions of where, when, and how did it all come into being.
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Improbability
/ɪmˌpɹɒb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
Synonyms for "improbability" (71 found)
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Closest matches (15)
abnormalityanomalyapocalypsebare possibilityconversation piececuriocuriositydark horseexceptionfighting chanceforebodingforecastforecastingforesightgambling chance
Strong matches (21)
guessworkhardly a chancehundred-to-one shotimplausibilityinexpectanceinexpectancyinexpectationlittle chancelittle opportunitylong oddslong shotmuseum pieceno expectationnonesuchnonexpectationoddityoff chanceomen
Noun(3 words)
Related words (35)
outside chancepoor betpoor lookoutpoor possibilitypoor prospectprefigurationpresagepresentimentprobabilityprodigiosityprodigyprognosispromiseprophecyprospectusrarityremote possibilityslim chancesmall chancespeculation
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strange thingthe unforeseenthe unlooked-forunanticipationunexpectednessunforeseeablenessunlikelihoodunpredictabilityunpredictablenessunpreparednessunreadiness
Noun(4 words)
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5 entrieslow probabilityrare eventremote possibilitysmall-probability eventtail probability
Collocations
5 entrieslow probabilityrare eventremote possibilitystatistical improbabilityunlikely outcome
Inflections
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3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The improbability of raining today is pretty high.
Source: tatoeba (6637111)
"I really," returned the other with a sneer, "cannot agree about probabilities or improbabilities, but I know what the generality will think when they see a gentleman constantly with five very pretty girls, and I also know what they will say."
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