improbable
Syllables: im·prob·a·ble/ɪmˈpɹɒbəbl̩//ɪmˈpɹɑbəbl̩/
improbable adjective: not likely to be true.
Adjective
improbable (comparative more improbable, superlative most improbable)
- Not likely to be true.
- It's highly improbable that aliens abducted you.
- Improbabile, that cannot be prooued, improbable.1598, John Florio, “Improbabile”, in A Worlde of Words, or Most Copious, and Exact Dictionarie in Italian and English, […], London: […] Arnold Hatfield for Edw[ard] Blount, →OCLC, page 171, column 1
- Not likely to happen.
- Due to the loss of power, it is improbable that we will begin on time.
improbable meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
improbable in Tamil
- நடத்தற்கரிய, நிகழ்தற்கரிய, நம்புதற்கரிய, பொருத்தமற்ற
improbable in Urdu
- انہونی, ناممکن
improbable in Bengali
- অসম্ভাব্য, অবিশ্বাস্য
improbable in Malayalam
- unlikely, doubtful, dubious
- അസംഗത, അസംഭവ്യ, അസംഭാവ്യ, സംശയാസ്പദം, ശങ്കനീയം, സംശയകരമായ
- unbelievable, unconvincing, incredible
- ബോദ്ധ്യപ്പെടാത്ത, ബോദ്ധ്യമായിട്ടില്ലാത്ത, അവിശ്വസനീയമായ, വിശ്വാസയോഗ്യമല്ലാത്ത, അസംബന്ധമായ, യുക്തിഹീനം
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- improbable in Kannada
- ಆಗಲಾರದ, ನಡೆಯಲಾರದ, ಇರಲಾರದ, ಅಸಂಭವವಾದ
Examples of improbable in a sentence
- Nay, if he be of a proud humour, […] he will not Bate an Ace of abſolute certainty, but however doubtful or improbable the thing is, coming f[r]om him it muſt go for an indiſputable truth.1674, [Richard Allestree], “Of Positiveness”, in The Government of the Tongue. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: At the Theater, →OCLC, page 197:
- It is highly improbable that the drafter of the notice ever visualised the form that heavy vehicles of the future would take, but the comprehensive wording still covers modern types.1955 December, “Notes and News: An Old Midland Railway Bridge Notice”, in Railway Magazine, page 877:
Antonyms of improbable
Forms of improbable
| comparative | more improbable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most improbable |
Origin of improbable
Borrowed from Latin improbābilis. By surface analysis, im- + probable.
Words formed from improbable
Phrases with improbable
Questions about improbable
- What does improbable mean?
- Improbable means not likely to be true.
- What is improbable in Tamil?
- Improbable in Tamil is நடத்தற்கரிய, நிகழ்தற்கரிய, நம்புதற்கரிய. See Improbable meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use improbable in a sentence?
- Nay, if he be of a proud humour, […] he will not Bate an Ace of abſolute certainty, but however doubtful or improbable the thing is, coming f[r]om him it muſt go for an indiſputable truth.
- What part of speech is improbable?
- Improbable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce improbable?
- Improbable is pronounced /ɪmˈpɹɑbəbl̩/ (US).
Words near improbable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: improbable (page history and authors); improbable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); improbable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Improbable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); improbable (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); improbable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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