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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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. Leon Cizelj:

   Random shelling can not really destroy this, it would be really improbable.

2. William Shakespeare, "Twelfth Night", Act 3 scene 4:

   If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction.

3. David Anderegg:

   But if we think about all the things that can harm people, a (mass shooting) is a very, very improbable event and seeing it on TV nonstop makes it feel more probable but doesn't make it actually more probable.

4. Will Freeman:

   Year after year, it never happened. This year it was improbable, we hit every pothole, every bump you could possibly hit this year, and somehow the car still made it onto the other side. It’s just an incredible group.

5. Conan Doyle:

   When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. It is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you.

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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
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=improbable