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unlikely

/ʌnˈlaɪkli/

unlikelyadjective

unlikelier

Comp.

unlikeliest

Super.

/ʌnˈlaɪkli/

Translations

It is unlikely that it will rain today.

Маловероятно, что сегодня пойдет дождь.

Additional translations

Definitions

Having little likelihood of occurring, being done, or being true; improbable.

A snowstorm in June is unlikely.

Not seeming suitable or appropriate for a particular purpose or situation.

He was an unlikely candidate for the job due to his lack of experience.

Synonyms

unlikely to happen

Antonyms

unlikelyinterjection

/ʌnˈlaɪkli/

Used as a standalone exclamation expressing the speaker's belief that something is improbable.

Definitions

Used to express the speaker's belief that something will probably not happen or be the case.

—Will he change his mind? —Unlikely!