unlikely
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(a) not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
- legislation on the question is highly unlikely
- an improbable event
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(a) has little chance of being the case or coming about
- an unlikely story
- an unlikely candidate for reelection
- a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism
- (s) having a probability too low to inspire belief improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing,