improbable

[im-prob-uh-buhl] / ɪmˈprɒb ə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

not likely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fanciful implausible rare unbelievable unlikely

WEAK

doubtful dubious far-fetched flimsy hundred-to-one iffy inconceivable not expected outside chance questionable slim slim and none uncertain unconvincing unheard of unimaginable unsubstantial weak

Antonyms

STRONGEST

believable likely ordinary plausible probably real

WEAK

ostensible possible probable tenable

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After another bungled team performance from McLaren, Max Verstappen is now within reach of what seemed to be an improbable fifth consecutive drivers' world championship.

From Barron's

A U.S. ground invasion is improbable, according to many analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Which seems improbable to me, at least in the short term.

From MarketWatch

When the researchers compared all mathematically possible combinations of Theia and early Earth compositions, they found that some outcomes were highly improbable.

From Science Daily

Mamdani has seized on that to power an improbable rise, profiting from an affiliation with socialist politics that might otherwise have held him back.

From Barron's

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