Definitions for unlikely
ʌnˈlaɪk liun·like·ly

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. improbable, unlikely(adj)

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

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

2. unlikely(adj)

   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"

3. improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely(adj)

   having a probability too low to inspire belief

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. unlikely(Noun)

   Something or somebody considered unlikely.

2. unlikely(Adverb)

   In an improbable manner.

3. unlikely(Adjective)

   Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means.

   It's very unlikely that you'll be able to walk perfectly after being in a cast for six months.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Unlikely(adj)

   not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely

2. Unlikely(adj)

   not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means

3. Unlikely(adj)

   not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable

4. Unlikely(adverb)

   in an unlikely manner

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'unlikely' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1812

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'unlikely' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3176

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'unlikely' in Adjectives Frequency: #237

How to pronounce unlikely?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say unlikely in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unlikely in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unlikely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of unlikely in a Sentence

1. J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring:

   Courage is found in unlikely places.

2. J. R. R. Tolkien:

   Courage is found in unlikely places.

3. Fadi Hakura:

   That's unlikely to change any time soon.

4. Susan Collins:

   I think it's extremely unlikely, regrettably.

5. Chuck Schumer:

   It's highly, highly unlikely that he'll get 60.

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