[syn: improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unlikely \Un*like"ly\, adv.
In an unlikely manner.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unlikely \Un*like"ly\, a.
1. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as,
an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely.
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2. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail;
unpromising; as, unlikely means. --Hooker.
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3. Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable.
[Obs.] "The unlikely eld of me." --Chaucer.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
unlikely
adj 1: not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred;
"legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an
improbable event" [syn: improbable, unlikely] [ant:
likely, probable]
2: has little chance of being the case or coming about; "an
unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a
butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism" [ant: likely]
3: having a probability too low to inspire belief [syn:
improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "unlikely":
distasteful, doubtable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable,
hardly possible, implausible, improbable, inappropriate,
inauspicious, inconceivable, incredible, more than doubtful,
objectionable, questionable, remote, unacceptable, unattractive,
unbecoming, uncongenial, unfit, unfitting, unimaginable,
unpromising, unpropitious, unseemly, unsuitable, unthinkable