Synonyms for unlikely
ʌnˈlaɪk liun·like·ly

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1. unlikely

   Synonyms:
   doubtful, dubious, improbable, unimaginable

   Antonyms:
   apparent, likely, presumable, probable, seeming

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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"

   Synonyms:
   marvelous, tall(a), unbelievable, unconvincing, improbable, marvellous

   Antonyms:
   promising, probable, apt(p), liable(p), likely, plausible

2. unlikelyadjective

   has little chance of being the case or coming about

   "an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism"

   Synonyms:
   unbelievable, unconvincing, improbable

   Antonyms:
   probable, liable(p), promising, apt(p), likely, plausible

3. improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikelyadjective

   having a probability too low to inspire belief

   Synonyms:
   unbelievable, improbable, marvellous, tall(a), incredible, flimsy, marvelous, unconvincing

   Antonyms:
   plausible, promising, apt(p), probable, likely, liable(p)

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1. unlikelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   improbable

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1. unlikelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   improbable, unpromising

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1. List of paraphrases for "unlikely":

   improbable, implausible, doubtful, likely, probable

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1. Tommy Xie:

   We think China is unlikely to engineer 25% depreciation to counter the impact of tariff as the cost of capital outflows amid the shrinking current account surplus may outweigh the benefit of supporting export, the pressure on RMB depreciation may depend on three near-term factors including the size of China's retaliation package, U.S.'s plan to impose tariff on the remaining $325 billion products and market's assessment on whether the setback is temporary or not.

2. Peter Finn:

   In general, people do not comprehend probability very well, especially when it has to do with the probability for unlikely events, when you buy the ticket, you get a little reward because you're thinking about what it might be like.

3. Chris Coons:

   In what I think is the unlikely chance that he ultimately decides not to run this time, he will need to do so soon enough that other candidates can get into the field to be competitive, i am encouraging him to run, and I think he will run. But he will make that decision on his timeline, not mine.

4. Kyosuke Suzuki:

   Broadly speaking, there are two scenarios. There will be a short extension before the parliament will agree on Johnson's plan. Or there could be a general election, which would need a longer extension, but it now seems unlikely that Britain will crash out of the EU on Oct. 31.

5. Jason Daw at Societe Generale:

   The good news is that most fundamentals are solid, limiting the damage, but the bad news is that incremental inflows are unlikely, while the balance of risks has worsened alongside EM policy cycles.