'Unlikely' definitions:
Definition of 'unlikely'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event" [syn: improbable, unlikely] [ant: likely, probable]
adjective
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" [ant: likely]
adjective
Having a probability too low to inspire belief [syn: improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely]
Definition of 'Unlikely'
From: GCIDE
- Unlikely \Un*like"ly\, a.
- 1. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable. [Obs.] "The unlikely eld of me." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Unlikely'
From: GCIDE
- Unlikely \Un*like"ly\, adv. In an unlikely manner. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'unlikely'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- distasteful,
- doubtable,
- doubtful,
- dubious,
- dubitable,
- hardly possible,
- implausible,
- improbable,
- inappropriate,
- inauspicious,
- inconceivable,
- incredible,
- more than doubtful,
- objectionable,
- questionable,
- remote,
- unacceptable,
- unattractive,
- unbecoming,
- uncongenial,
- unfit,
- unfitting,
- unimaginable,
- unpromising,
- unpropitious,
- unseemly,
- unsuitable,
- unthinkable