Thesaurus: improbable

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1. a. Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected under the circumstances or in the usual course of events; as, an improbable story or event.
2. adj. not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
3. adj. having a probability too low to inspire belief
4. adj. too improbable to admit of belief
5. Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected under the circumstances or in the usual course of events; as, an improbable story or event. He . . . sent to Elutherius, then bishop of Rome, an improbable letter, as some of the contents discover. Milton. -- Im*prob"a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*prob"a*bly, adv.
6. Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected under thecircumstances or in the usual course of events; as, an improbablestory or event.He . . . sent to Elutherius, then bishop of Rome, an improbableletter, as some of the contents discover. Milton.-- Im*prob"a*ble*ness, n.-- Im*prob"a*bly, adv.
7. j:100 a. not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred s. having a probability too low to inspire belief s. too improbable to admit of belief