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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1524","1"],["1572","1"],["1579","1"],["1581","5"],["1595","2"],["1620","1"],["1621","1"],["1624","1"],["1626","1"],["1630","2"],["1634","9"],["1635","2"],["1637","2"],["1638","1"],["1640","1"],["1642","2"],["1644","10"],["1647","5"],["1648","6"],["1649","3"],["1650","2"],["1652","1"],["1656","6"],["1658","53"],["1659","1"],["1661","1"],["1662","9"],["1663","4"],["1664","3"],["1665","6"],["1666","2"],["1667","15"],["1668","7"],["1669","4"],["1670","5"],["1671","1"],["1672","98"],["1673","22"],["1674","2"],["1675","8"],["1676","12"],["1677","19"],["1678","10"],["1679","13"],["1680","9"],["1681","14"],["1682","46"],["1683","22"],["1684","9"],["1685","8"],["1686","5"],["1687","5"],["1688","19"],["1689","25"],["1690","8"],["1691","4"],["1692","6"],["1693","8"],["1694","18"],["1695","59"],["1696","10"],["1697","10"],["1698","36"],["1699","19"],["1700","32"],["1701","39"],["1702","37"],["1703","20"],["1704","47"],["1705","43"],["1706","46"],["1707","71"],["1708","83"],["1709","19"],["1710","46"],["1711","90"],["1712","60"],["1713","59"],["1714","70"],["1715","65"],["1716","55"],["1717","92"],["1718","50"],["1719","46"],["1720","84"],["1721","60"],["1722","146"],["1723","62"],["1724","88"],["1725","203"],["1726","117"],["1727","144"],["1728","118"],["1729","143"],["1730","99"],["1731","119"],["1732","103"],["1733","79"],["1734","77"],["1735","82"],["1736","59"],["1737","134"],["1738","187"],["1739","114"],["1740","114"],["1741","113"],["1742","162"],["1743","111"],["1744","173"],["1745","100"],["1746","70"],["1747","192"],["1748","216"],["1749","165"],["1750","181"],["1751","161"],["1752","294"],["1753","250"],["1754","297"],["1755","254"],["1756","115"],["1757","156"],["1758","171"],["1759","271"],["1760","277"],["1761","212"],["1762","138"],["1763","307"],["1764","257"],["1765","244"],["1766","299"],["1767","355"],["1768","503"],["1769","195"],["1770","272"],["1771","229"],["1772","222"],["1773","268"],["1774","315"],["1775","354"],["1776","352"],["1777","413"],["1778","274"],["1779","255"],["1780","273"],["1781","303"],["1782","344"],["1783","325"],["1784","361"],["1785","364"],["1786","554"],["1787","808"],["1788","788"],["1789","581"],["1790","601"],["1791","675"],["1792","558"],["1793","650"],["1794","744"],["1795","589"],["1796","659"],["1797","532"],["1798","588"],["1799","855"],["1800","1091"],["1801","1689"],["1802","1589"],["1803","1420"],["1804","1853"],["1805","1690"],["1806","1496"],["1807","2014"],["1808","1471"],["1809","1643"],["1810","2087"],["1811","2389"],["1812","2396"],["1813","1901"],["1814","2483"],["1815","2034"],["1816","2202"],["1817","2494"],["1818","2626"],["1819","2260"],["1820","2789"],["1821","2274"],["1822","3401"],["1823","3508"],["1824","3799"],["1825","4176"],["1826","3272"],["1827","3720"],["1828","3729"],["1829","4269"],["1830","4554"],["1831","4146"],["1832","4087"],["1833","4113"],["1834","3831"],["1835","4891"],["1836","4806"],["1837","4900"],["1838","5099"],["1839","5217"],["1840","5800"],["1841","5002"],["1842","3885"],["1843","4956"],["1844","4738"],["1845","6022"],["1846","6676"],["1847","5687"],["1848","5639"],["1849","6342"],["1850","6201"],["1851","6503"],["1852","5975"],["1853","7725"],["1854","7872"],["1855","7300"],["1856","6776"],["1857","6006"],["1858","5902"],["1859","6243"],["1860","6883"],["1861","5023"],["1862","4356"],["1863","4445"],["1864","5396"],["1865","4752"],["1866","5945"],["1867","4710"],["1868","5339"],["1869","5162"],["1870","5168"],["1871","5842"],["1872","6214"],["1873","6071"],["1874","6531"],["1875","6896"],["1876","6636"],["1877","7072"],["1878","6559"],["1879","6612"],["1880","7953"],["1881","7423"],["1882","7958"],["1883","9458"],["1884","7507"],["1885","7805"],["1886","7330"],["1887","7267"],["1888","7128"],["1889","7564"],["1890","6919"],["1891","7492"],["1892","8855"],["1893","8221"],["1894","8040"],["1895","8539"],["1896","9292"],["1897","8884"],["1898","9767"],["1899","10582"],["1900","10881"],["1901","11215"],["1902","11387"],["1903","10422"],["1904","11251"],["1905","11010"],["1906","11156"],["1907","12131"],["1908","11253"],["1909","10611"],["1910","10462"],["1911","10928"],["1912","10827"],["1913","10826"],["1914","9678"],["1915","8750"],["1916","8592"],["1917","7353"],["1918","6595"],["1919","7766"],["1920","9361"],["1921","8153"],["1922","9302"],["1923","8276"],["1924","7619"],["1925","8015"],["1926","7531"],["1927","8586"],["1928","8737"],["1929","8434"],["1930","8432"],["1931","8734"],["1932","7652"],["1933","6654"],["1934","7939"],["1935","7317"],["1936","8028"],["1937","7729"],["1938","8269"],["1939","7325"],["1940","6637"],["1941","5998"],["1942","5199"],["1943","4468"],["1944","4710"],["1945","4980"],["1946","6753"],["1947","7145"],["1948","8350"],["1949","9585"],["1950","9385"],["1951","9462"],["1952","9717"],["1953","9413"],["1954","9005"],["1955","9517"],["1956","10696"],["1957","11638"],["1958","11079"],["1959","11420"],["1960","13621"],["1961","14004"],["1962","15904"],["1963","16467"],["1964","15910"],["1965","18063"],["1966","18023"],["1967","18747"],["1968","21543"],["1969","20213"],["1970","21179"],["1971","19750"],["1972","20119"],["1973","17472"],["1974","17142"],["1975","16458"],["1976","16754"],["1977","16604"],["1978","15997"],["1979","15825"],["1980","15700"],["1981","16179"],["1982","15648"],["1983","15862"],["1984","16425"],["1985","16360"],["1986","17008"],["1987","18268"],["1988","17925"],["1989","18895"],["1990","18944"],["1991","19198"],["1992","19499"],["1993","19820"],["1994","20426"],["1995","20582"],["1996","24093"],["1997","21966"],["1998","23520"],["1999","24972"],["2000","27401"],["2001","27724"],["2002","28326"],["2003","34136"],["2004","38831"],["2005","35809"],["2006","42352"],["2007","46702"],["2008","77204"]]

How to pronounce improbable?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say improbable in sign language?

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. Patrick Shanahan.However:

   The almost exclusive mission of these missiles is to engage Russia, or Russia and China simultaneously, in large-scale nuclear conflict, such wartime scenarios have become unthinkable. Waging war against both countries simultaneously is a contingency so improbable that Patrick Shanahan.However planners can safely ignore it.

2. 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.

3. Andrew Siemion:

   The Breakthrough Listen program has the most powerful SETI equipment on the planet, and access to the largest telescopes on the planet, we can look at The Breakthrough with greater sensitivity and for a wider range of signal types than any other experiment in the world. Related : Why is this star dimming ? Astronomers still don't know One farfetched theory about the star is that aliens are somehow responsible for the star’s dimming, perhaps by having built a structure that passes in front of it, although Dan Werthimer, the chief scientist at Berkeley SETI, said Andrew Siemion thinks that’s incredibly improbable.

4. Joe Trippi:

   However improbable it is that Trump emerges as the nominee, I would not bet against him, he can win states with 25 percent or 30 percent of the vote.

5. Cory Remsburg:

   Taking on a challenge that probably was viewed by some as improbable, this was going to be both physically hard, and would make me 'e tougher mentally as well, sharing that with other veterans was very rewarding. We were all there with stories to talk about.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

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