Definitions for improbable
ɪmˈprɒb ə bəlim·prob·a·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. improbable, unlikelyadjective

   not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred

   "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event"

2. improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikelyadjective

   having a probability too low to inspire belief

3. improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(a)adjective

   too improbable to admit of belief

   "a tall story"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. improbableadjective

   Not likely to be true.

   It's highly improbable that aliens abducted you.

2. improbableadjective

   Not likely to happen.

   Due to the loss of power, it is improbable that we will begin on time.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Improbableadjective

   Unlikely; incredible.

   Etymology: improbable, Fr. improbabilis, Lat. in and probable.

   This account of party-patches will appear improbable to those who live at a distance from the fashionable world. Addis.

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1. improbable

   Improbable refers to something that is unlikely to happen or considered as not being likely to be true or to occur. It relates to something having a very low probability or chance of occurrence.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Improbableadjective

   not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected under the circumstances or in the usual course of events; as, an improbable story or event

2. Etymology: [L. improbabilis; pref. im- not + probabilis probable: cf. F. improbable. See Probable.]

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1. Improbable

   Improbable is a 2005 science fiction thriller novel by Adam Fawer, about a gambler who gains the power to predict the future. It was awarded the 2006 International Thriller Writers Award for best first novel.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Improbable

   im-prob′a-bl, adj. unlikely.—n. Improbabil′ity.—adv. Improb′ably.

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   Libby

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of improbable in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of improbable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of improbable in a Sentence

1. Sherlock Holmes:

   When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

2. Meghan Markle:

   Grant Harrold insisted. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry pose for photos and show off Meghan Markle engagement ring. ( AP) Sally Bedell Smith, author of Prince Charles : The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life, although Meghan has had a successful career in acting, I believe she will quit the profession.

3. Sabrina Romanoff:

   While goals are motivating to some, they also may paralyze others who feel overwhelmed by the resolution, instead of motivating the person to achieve the goal, it may cause them to feel stuck in achieving them if too improbable.

4. Ryan Pack:

   While good friends are possible, they are improbable, like the lottery. Bad friends on the other hand are much more common, like traffic lights.

5. Patrick Shanahan.However:

   The almost exclusive mission of these missiles is to engage Russia, or Russia and China simultaneously, in large-scale nuclear conflict, such wartime scenarios have become unthinkable. Waging war against both countries simultaneously is a contingency so improbable that Patrick Shanahan.However planners can safely ignore it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=improbable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Improbable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=improbable
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improbable
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=improbable
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=improbable