improbable (Meaning)

Wordnet

improbable (a)

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

Wordnet

improbable (s)

having a probability too low to inspire belief

too improbable to admit of belief

Webster

improbable (a.)

Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected under the circumstances or in the usual course of events; as, an improbable story or event.

improbable Sentence Examples

  1. The likelihood of winning the lottery twice is highly improbable.
  2. It was improbable that she would pass the exam without studying.
  3. The chances of a perfect hurricane making landfall are improbable.
  4. Finding a four-leaf clover on the first try seems improbable.
  5. The idea of time travel is considered improbable by most scientists.
  6. It's improbable that the missing painting will ever be recovered.
  7. The odds of a meteorite hitting your house are highly improbable.
  8. Despite their constant quarrels, it's improbable that they will ever divorce.
  9. The theory of perpetual motion is generally considered improbable.
  10. It's improbable that the human race will ever achieve true world peace.

FAQs About the word improbable

not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred, having a probability too low to inspire belief, too improbable to admit of beliefNot probable; unlikely t

unlikely, bizarre, far-fetched, questionable, dubious, implausible, odd, flimsy, impossible,doubtful

plausible, conceivable, possible, likely, conceivable, plausible, possible,probable, likely, probable

The likelihood of winning the lottery twice is highly improbable.

It was improbable that she would pass the exam without studying.

The chances of a perfect hurricane making landfall are improbable.

Finding a four-leaf clover on the first try seems improbable.