Synonyms for unlikely
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-lahyk-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈlaɪk li |
Top 10 synonyms for unlikely Other synonyms for the word unlikely
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for unlikely
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