Improbably — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not easy to believe

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpɹˈɑːbəbli/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpɹˈɒbəbli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpɹˈɒbəbli/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmpɹˈɑːbəbli/.

Examples

behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unbelievably incredibly implausibly

Antonyms

credibly believably

Parts of Speech

adverb

not easy to believe

“behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unwahrscheinlich

nicht leicht zu glauben

🇫🇷French

improbable

pas facile à croire

🇪🇸Spanish

improbablemente

no es fácil de creer

🇮🇹Italian

improbabile

non è facile da credere

🇳🇱Dutch

onwaarschijnlijk

niet gemakkelijk te geloven

🇵🇹Portuguese

improvável

não é fácil de acreditar

🇷🇺Russian

невероятно

нелегко поверить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असंभवत

विश्वास करना आसान नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্ভবত

বিশ্বাস করা সহজ নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சாத்தியமற்றது

நம்புவது எளிதல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంభవంగా

నమ్మడం సులభం కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

कदाचित

विश्वास ठेवणे सोपे नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંભવિત

માનવું સરળ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಂಭವವಾಗಿ

ನಂಬಲು ಸುಲಭವಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസംഭവ്യമായി

വിശ്വസിക്കാൻ എളുപ്പമല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੰਭਵ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ

ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਕਰਨਾ ਆਸਾਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شاید

یقین کرنا آسان نہیں ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不太可能

不容易相信

🇯🇵Japanese

ありえない

信じられない

🇰🇷Korean

아마도

믿기 쉽지 않다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể tin được

không dễ tin

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่น่าจะเป็นไปได้

ไม่ใช่เรื่องง่ายที่จะเชื่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak mungkin

tidak mudah untuk dipercaya

🇵🇭Filipino

malamang

hindi madaling paniwalaan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak mungkin

bukan senang nak percaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير محتمل

ليس من السهل أن نصدق

🇮🇷Persian

غیر محتمل

باورش آسان نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

ihtimal dışı

inanmak kolay değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

באופן בלתי סביר

לא קל להאמין

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