But the possibility seems unlikely.
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Unlikely
/ʌnˈlaɪkli/
Synonyms for "unlikely" (56 found)
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Closest matches (12)
Adjective(4 words)
Strong matches (16)
Adjective(3 words)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (28)
Adjective(11 words)
rarerremoteremote arearemote locationremotestunbelievableuncannyuncommonunlikelierunlikeliestunrealistic
Noun(1 words)
very doubtful
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6 entriesevaluative wordlikelihood adjectivenarrative deviceprobability descriptorskepticism cuestorytelling term
More specific
6 entriesdoubtful explanationimplausible claimlow probabilityrare occurrenceslim chanceuncommon event
Collocations
6 entriesimprobable outcomelow likelihoodlow probabilityremote possibilityslim chancetiny chance
Inflections
2 entriesmore unlikelymost unlikely
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
7 entriesSample sentences
20 total sentences available.
It seems unlikely that any society could completely dispense with myths.
Source: tatoeba (21089)
Seeing that he is still sick, he is unlikely to come today.
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This story sounds very unlikely to me.
Source: tatoeba (56451)
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