Improbable: meaning in English

adjective

Open to discussion or argument.

Usage examples:

It is debatable whether the country is coming out of recession

adjective

Not clear, not certain, or not fixed; possibly not true

Usage examples:

It’s debatable whether he could get a fair trial here.

adjective

Feeling uncertain about something.

Usage examples:

He looked doubtful, but gave a nod

adjective

Uncertain or unlikely

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] it was doubtful (that) the money would ever be found., she gave me a long, doub…

adjective

Used to describe debts or accounts that are unlikely to be paid

Usage examples:

The company has established an allowance for doubtful accounts based on the credit risk of specific…

adjective

Hesitating or doubting.

Usage examples:

I was rather dubious about the whole idea

adjective

Probably not true or not completely true; doubtful

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The team had the dubious distinction of ranking 31st in the league., a dubious character

adjective

Over-imaginative and unrealistic.

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Ever more fanciful proposals were raised

adjective

Difficult to believe and unlikely to be true

Usage examples:

Her story about being chased away from school by wolves seems pretty far-fetched.

adjective

(of an argument or statement) not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince.

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This is a blatantly implausible claim

adjective

Not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable.

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They behaved with inconceivable cruelty

adjective

Impossible to believe.

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An almost incredible tale of triumph and tragedy

adjective

Impossible or very difficult to believe

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She showed incredible courage and determination in coming back from her injuries to compete again a…

adjective

Doubtful as regards truth or validity.

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It is questionable whether any of these exceptions is genuine

adjective

Not able to be relied on; not known or definite.

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An uncertain future

adjective

Unclear, or not sure

Usage examples:

She faces an uncertain future., we’re uncertain of the cause of death., [ u ] they live in uncertai…

adjective

Difficult or impossible to imagine or comprehend.

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Lives of almost unimaginable deprivation

adjective

Difficult to imagine, esp. because of being very unlikely or very undesirable

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It was a time of drought and despair, of the dust bowl, of unimaginable suffering.

adjective

Not having been imagined or thought of as possible.

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A previously unimagined degree of economic and social freedom

adjective

Not likely to happen, be done, or be true; improbable.

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An unlikely explanation

adjective

Not expected to happen; not likely

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] it’s unlikely (that) we will ever learn what happened.

adjective

(of a situation or event) too unlikely or undesirable to be considered a possibility.

Usage examples:

It was unthinkable that john could be dead

adjective

Too shocking or unlikely to be imagined as possible

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A world without music would be unthinkable., the president’s car did the unthinkable – it stopped a…