Antonyms for unlikely

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uhn-lahyk-lee

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈlaɪk li

Definition of unlikely

Origin : late 14c., "not likely to occur," from un- (1) + likely. Cf. Old Norse ulikligr, Middle Danish uligelig. Meaning "not likely to be true" is recorded from 1590s.

adj not probable

Example sentences :

The arrangements your father has made is one of provision against the unlikely.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Such a proceeding was not unlikely; it was not, however, the one she adopted.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox

Diligent enquiry there, in likely and unlikely places, proved fruitless.
Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold

At this time he is not unlikely to eat our sprouting lettuce and peas.
Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker

Of course there was a chance that he might encounter the latter, but he thought it unlikely.
Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Indeed, but for these factors it is unlikely that the affair could ever have taken place at all.
Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

It is unlikely that two lawyers will be in hiding at the same time in the same district.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

Still, here and there the green was pushing its way up in unlikely places.
Extract from : « The Most Sentimental Man » by Evelyn E. Smith

If the separators are in good condition, a short circuit is unlikely to occur.
Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte

And it is not unlikely that some of their toys had amused the youth of their grandfather.
Extract from : « Whittier-land » by Samuel T. Pickard

Synonyms for unlikely

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