unlikely
unlikely is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means. Hooker.
- 2.Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable. [Obs.] "The unlikely eld of me." Chaucer.
- 3.In an unlikely manner.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accessible
- achievable
- admit
- against
- agreement
- all
- and
- any
- anything
- aquila
- are
- attainable
- bad
- bare
- barely
- bear
- bizarre
- but
- chance
- compatibility
- compatible
- conceivable
- contingency
- contingent
- contrary
- credible
- dice
- distance
- doubtful
- effect
- expectation
- far
- feasibility
- feasible
- ghost
- haply
- have
- heavy
- improbability
- improbable
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is unlikely.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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