Definitions for unlikely
ʌnˈlaɪk liun·like·ly

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

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. unlikelyadjective

   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, unlikelyadjective

   having a probability too low to inspire belief

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. unlikelynoun

   Something or somebody considered unlikely.

2. unlikelyadverb

   In an improbable manner.

3. unlikelyadjective

   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. Unlikelyadjective

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

2. Unlikelyadjective

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

3. Unlikelyadjective

   not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable

4. Unlikelyadverb

   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?

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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. Jasmine Enberg:

   It takes a proactive step for consumers to go into their Facebook settings and turn on the feature, there is a disconnect between people who say they care about privacy and those who actually do something about it. If not enough people use the tool, it's unlikely that it will have a material impact on Facebook's bottom line.

2. Dr Jaffe:

   Without the similar research base that we have in the United States for, say, fusion energy it's unlikely to make meaningful progress, if the Japanese make progress in the next five years people might start to notice and say' Why aren't we doing that here.' Ultimately, he said, space-based solar energy is like most novel ideas.

3. Richard Francis:

   It seems that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has gained the upper hand in terms of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro control over the key institutions in the country, including the military, which is most key. So, in the near term it seems unlikely that anything from that aspect is going to happen.

4. Mike Halpert:

   Although the Winter Outlook is good news for California, a wet winter is not guaranteed and even a wetter-than-average winter is unlikely to erase four years of drought.

5. Paul McAleavey:

   Primarily they will do so for reputational purposes, to illustrate that they take employee misconduct seriously, a lesser factor is that they are unlikely to suffer in any material way financially.

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