Your explanation won't wash; it's too improbable to be true.
Source: tatoeba (17011)
Improbable
/ɪmˈpɹɑbəbl̩/
Synonyms for "improbable" (85 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Strong matches (26)
forcedforeseeablehard to believehardly possibleimplausibleimpossibleinconceivableincredibleinsaneludicrousmadmore than doubtfulmore than expectedout of the blueout-of-the-wayparadoxicalpast expectationpeculiarpredictableprobable
Adjective(5 words)
Noun(1 words)
portuguese remoto
Related words (42)
questionablequite another thingremoteridiculoussomething else againstrainedstrangesuddenthinunannouncedunanticipatedunbelievableunconvincingundivinedunexpectedunforeseeableunforeseenunguessedunheraldedunhoped for
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unlikelyunlooked forunpredictableunpredictedunprepared forunpromisingunrealisticunsubstantialunthinkableweakweirdwildwithout warning
Adjective(7 words)
Noun(2 words)
unlikely eventvery doubtful
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
5 entriescredibility assessmentdegree of likelihoodepistemic evaluationprobability descriptoruncertainty expression
More specific
5 entrieslow oddsrare eventunsubstantiated claimunsupported assertionweak evidence
Collocations
6 entriesimprobable eventimprobable explanationimprobable hypothesisimprobable outcomeimprobable resultimprobable scenario
Inflections
2 entriesmore improbablemost improbable
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
4 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The statement sounds improbable.
Source: tatoeba (43274)
If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction.
Source: tatoeba (413928)
Your explanation won't wash. It's too improbable to be true.
Source: tatoeba (1212711)
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