Synonyms for improbability

Grammar : Noun

Spell : im-prob-uh-bil-i-tee, im-prob-

Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˌprɒb əˈbɪl ɪ ti, ˌɪm prɒb-

Définition of improbability

Origin : 1590s, "fact or quality of being improbably;" see improbable + -ity. Meaning "an instance of something improbable" is from 1610s.

noun unlikelihood

Example sentences :

I laughed with him at the improbability of such things befalling.
Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini

Improbability is not a scientific notion; it varies with the individual.
Extract from : « Introduction to the Study of History » by Charles V. Langlois

And life not being a fairy-tale the improbability of the event almost shocked me.
Extract from : « 'Twixt Land & Sea » by Joseph Conrad

But I will not rest either on improbability, or argument, or even denial.
Extract from : « An Essay on Professional Ethics » by George Sharswood

Brown had refused his consent on the ground of improbability.
Extract from : « Novel Notes » by Jerome K. Jerome

He never rejected a story on the score of its improbability.
Extract from : « The Hand in the Dark » by Arthur J. Rees

She hesitates just a little, then solaces herself with the improbability.
Extract from : « Floyd Grandon's Honor » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

The improbability of these various assumptions is very great.
Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball

Do not be influenced by the probability or the improbability of your reading it.
Extract from : « Mental Efficiency » by Arnold Bennett

There was neither impossibility nor improbability in any of the three propositions.
Extract from : « The Bush Boys » by Captain Mayne Reid

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