Improbable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred

having a probability too low to inspire belief

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpɹˈɑːbəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpɹˈɒbəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpɹˈɒbəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpɹˈɑːbəbəl/.

Examples

legislation on the question is highly unlikely
an improbable event
a tall story

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unbelievable unlikely unconvincing marvellous tall marvelous

Antonyms

probable

Parts of Speech

adjective	not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred “legislation on the question is highly unlikely”
adjective	having a probability too low to inspire belief
adjective	too improbable to admit of belief “a tall story”

Word Forms

improbableness	noun	the quality of being improbable
improbability	noun	the quality of being improbable
unlikeliness	noun	the improbability of a specified outcome

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unwahrscheinlich

Es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass es wahr ist oder eintrifft oder eingetreten ist

🇮🇹Italian

improbabile

non è probabile che sia vero o che si verifichi o che si sia verificato

🇳🇱Dutch

onwaarschijnlijk

Het is niet waarschijnlijk dat het waar is, zal plaatsvinden of heeft plaatsgevonden

🇵🇹Portuguese

improvável

não é provável que seja verdade ou que ocorra ou que tenha ocorrido

🇷🇺Russian

маловероятный

маловероятно, чтобы быть правдой или произойти или произойти

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असंभव

सत्य होने या घटित होने या घटित होने की संभावना नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

অসম্ভব

সত্য হতে বা ঘটতে বা ঘটেছে হওয়ার সম্ভাবনা নেই

🇮🇳Tamil

சாத்தியமற்றது

உண்மையாகவோ அல்லது நிகழவோ அல்லது நிகழ்ந்திருக்கவோ வாய்ப்பில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంభవం

నిజం లేదా సంభవించే లేదా సంభవించే అవకాశం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

असंभाव्य

सत्य असण्याची किंवा घडण्याची किंवा घडण्याची शक्यता नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંભવિત

સાચું હોવાની અથવા બનવાની અથવા આવી હોવાની શક્યતા નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಂಭವ

ನಿಜ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಭವಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿರುವ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆಯಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസംഭവ്യമായ

സത്യമായിരിക്കാനോ സംഭവിക്കാനോ സംഭവിക്കാനോ സാധ്യതയില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੰਭਵ

ਸੱਚ ਹੋਣ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਣ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناممکن

سچ ہونے یا ہونے یا ہونے کا امکان نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不可能的

不太可能是真实的或不会发生或已经发生

🇯🇵Japanese

ありえない

真実ではない、起こる可能性が低い、または起こった可能性が低い

🇰🇷Korean

있을 법하지 않은

사실이 아닐 가능성이 높거나 발생하지 않거나 발생했을 가능성이 없음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể xảy ra

không có khả năng đúng hoặc xảy ra hoặc đã xảy ra

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่น่าจะเป็นไปได้

ไม่น่าจะเป็นจริงหรือเกิดขึ้นหรือกำลังเกิดขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mustahil

tidak mungkin benar atau terjadi atau telah terjadi

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi malamang

hindi malamang na totoo o mangyari o nangyari

🇲🇾Malay

mustahil

tidak mungkin benar atau berlaku atau telah berlaku

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير محتمل

ليس من المحتمل أن يكون صحيحا أو أن يحدث أو قد حدث

🇮🇷Persian

غیر محتمل

به احتمال زیاد درست نیست یا رخ می دهد یا اتفاق افتاده است

🇹🇷Turkish

olasılık dışı

doğru olması veya gerçekleşmesi veya meydana gelmesi muhtemel değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא סָבִיר

לא סביר שזה נכון או שיתרחש או התרחש

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