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. George Osborne:

   I’m not going to spend taxpayers' money on a legal challenge now unlikely to succeed, The fact remains that these are badly-designed rules that are pushing bankers' pay up, not reducing it.

2. Richard Windsor:

   The White House's apparent U-turn ... is unlikely to give Huawei the products it really needs, and even if it did, it is quite possible that fatal damage has already been done to Huawei's smartphone business.

3. Suzanne Mackie:

   To be honest, whatever the life of The Crown is after where we are now, I doubt well ever go as far into the present day, i think well probably ... we dont travel into the present day. The series currently takes place between 1964 and 1977 and portrays the life of the royal family from the time when the queen was crowned. Harry and Meghan announced on Jan. 8 that they would take a 'step back' as senior members of the royal family and instead work independently, splitting their time between the United Kingdom and North America, specifically Canada. (Getty) The shows creator, Peter Morgan, also echoed Mackies sentiment in 2018, telling Entertainment Weekly that Markles likeness was unlikely to be featured in the series simply because its too close to the moment.

4. Russian President Vladimir Putin:

   I think that such an apocalyptic scenario is unlikely and I hope this will never happen.

5. Jeremy Rudin:

   We talk to them about what their exposures are, how they're evolving, how they're managing them, what experience they are having, and what their contingency plan is for the plausible, if unlikely, case that things would deteriorate further.