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improbable::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | unlikely |
| Derivation | improbability, improbableness |
an improbable event.
improbable::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | marvellous, marvelous, tall |
| Derivation | improbableness |
improbable::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely |
| Derivation | improbableness |
Examples of improbable
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New Zealand still expects but France are starting to dream of improbable things.
From the telegraph.co.uk
They Hurricanes pulled out an improbable, come-from-behind victory, in overtime.
From the inrich.com
Just to be safe, we're going to assume they live to be 100, an improbable event.
From the dallasnews.com
He made an improbable run to the finals before falling to Andy Roddick 7-5, 6-3.
From the washingtontimes.com
If the Hoyas get another, they might secure an improbable NCAA tournament berth.
From the washingtontimes.com
The most startling sign of this improbable ambition is an expensive art gallery.
From the economist.com
Improbable-sounding societies have long offered fodder to television dramatists.
From the independent.co.uk
Odete's utopia was even more improbable than my birth, and yet here we both are.
From the npr.org
But they went on an improbable run from playoff outsider to Super Bowl champion.
From the sfgate.com
- Not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event"
- Having a probability too low to inspire belief
- Too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story"
- (improbableness) improbability: the quality of being improbable; "impossibility should never be confused with improbability"; "the improbability of such rare coincidences"
- (improbably) incredibly: not easy to believe; "behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains"
- Improbable is a 2005 science fiction thriller novel by Adam Fawer. It is the story of a gifted young man named David Caine, who has been troubled by debilitating epileptic seizures to the extent that his medical condition has thrown his life completely off track. ...
- "Improbable" is the 195th episode overall, and 13th episode of the ninth season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States on April 14, 2002 on Fox, and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom. ...
