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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ə.səm.bʱəv/
"यह होना बहुत असंभव है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not likely to happen, be true, or occur; improbable.
"It is highly unlikely that it will snow in this region during summer." - 2
Seeming unpromising or failing to inspire confidence of success.
"She found an unlikely ally in her former rival."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining the prefix 'un-' (meaning not) with 'likely' (from Old Norse 'líklegʀ', meaning having the appearance of truth or probability). Over centuries, it evolved from signifying something without outward resemblance or promise into its modern statistical and probabilistic sense denoting a low chance of occurrence.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Unlikely"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Unlikely" is said worldwide
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improbable
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.pʁɔ.bab/ɛ̃.pʁɔ.bablə
"Il est fort improbable qu'il vienne."
unwahrscheinlich
Transliteration: /ˈʊn.vaɐ̯ˌʃaɪn.lɪç/
"Es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass das passiert."
improbabile
Transliteration: /im.proˈbaː.bi.le/
"È altamente improbabile che accada."
improbable
Transliteration: /im.pɾoˈβa.βle/
"Es muy improbable que llueva hoy."
improvável
Transliteration: /ĩ.pɾoˈva.vɛw/
"É improvável que eles cheguem a time."
असंभव
Transliteration: /ə.səm.bʱəv/
"यह होना बहुत असंभव है।"
不太可能
Transliteration: /bú tài kě néng/
"这种情况不太可能发生。"
일이 희박한
Transliteration: /i.ɾi hi.bak.han/
"그 일이 일어날 확률은 희박하다."
ありそうもない
Transliteration: /a.ri.soː.mo.na.i/
"そんなことが起きるとはありそうもない。"
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