improbable

adjective

/ɪmˈprɒbəbl/

/ɪmˈprɑːbəbl/

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not likely to be true or to happen synonym unlikely
- an improbable story
- It all sounded highly improbable.
- improbable that… It seems improbable that the current situation will continue.
opposite probable
Extra Examples
- These new facts make the theory improbable.
- a wildly improbable idea
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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seeming strange because it is not what you would expect synonym unexpected
- Her hair was an improbable shade of yellow.

Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin improbabilis ‘hard to prove’, from in- ‘not’ + probabilis, from probare ‘to test, demonstrate’.

单词	improbable
释义	improbable adjective /ɪmˈprɒbəbl/ /ɪmˈprɑːbəbl/ jump to other results not likely to be true or to happen synonym unlikely an improbable story It all sounded highly improbable. improbable that… It seems improbable that the current situation will continue. opposite probable Extra Examples These new facts make the theory improbable. a wildly improbable idea Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs appear be look … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry seeming strange because it is not what you would expect synonym unexpected Her hair was an improbable shade of yellow. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin improbabilis ‘hard to prove’, from in- ‘not’ + probabilis, from probare ‘to test, demonstrate’.
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