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Meaning of 'unlikely' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unlikely [ a.]
- 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.
- Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable.
2 . Unlikely [ adv.]
- In an unlikely manner.

Meaning of 'unlikely' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unlikely [ a]
Meaning (1):
- has little chance of being the case or coming about
Example in sentence:
  • a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism;
  • an unlikely candidate for reelection;
  • an unlikely story
Meaning (2):
- not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
Example in sentence:
  • an improbable event;
  • legislation on the question is highly unlikely

Nearby Words:

unlabored unlace unlade unlaid unland unlap unlash unlatch unlatched unlatching

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