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Improbable

Improbable Meaning & Definition
Improbable Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Improbable?

[adj] too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story"
[adj] not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event"
[adj] having a probability to low to inspire belief

Synonyms | Synonyms for Improbable: implausible | incredible | marvellous | marvelous | supposed(a) | tall(a) | unbelievable | unconvincing | unlikely

Related Terms | Find terms related to Improbable: absurd | crazy | distant | doubtable | doubtful | dubious | dubitable | extraordinary | fanciful | farfetched | fishy | flimsy | forced | hard to believe | hardly possible | implausible | impossible | inconceivable | incredible | insane | ludicrous | mad | more than doubtful | more than expected | out-of-the-way | past expectation | peculiar | questionable | quite another thing | remote | ridiculous | something else again | strained | strange | sudden | thin | unannounced | unanticipated | unbelievable | unconvincing | undivined | unexpected | unforeseeable | unforeseen | unguessed | unheralded | unhoped for | unlikely | unpredictable | unpredicted | unprepared for | unpromising | unrealistic | unsubstantial | unthinkable | weak | weird | wild | without warning

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Improbable In Webster's Dictionary

\Im*prob"a*ble\, a. [L. improbabilis; pref. im- not + probabilis probable: cf. F. improbable. See {Probable}.] 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. He . . . sent to Elutherius, then bishop of Rome, an improbable letter, as some of the contents discover. --Milton. -- {Im*prob"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im*prob"a*bly}, adv.

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