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unlikely |
Overview of adj unlikely The adj unlikely has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) improbable, unlikely -- (not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event") 2. (5) unlikely -- (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") 3. improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely -- (having a probability to low to inspire belief) Antonyms of adj unlikely 3 senses of unlikely Sense 1 improbable (vs. probable), unlikely Sense 2 unlikely (vs. likely) likely (vs. unlikely) => apt(prenominal), liable(prenominal) => probable => promising Sense 3 improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely INDIRECT (VIA implausible) -> plausible Similarity of adj unlikely 3 senses of unlikely Sense 1 improbable (vs. probable), unlikely => supposed(postnominal) Sense 2 unlikely (vs. likely) => farfetched, implausible => last => outside, remote Sense 3 improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely => implausible (vs. plausible) Attributes of adj unlikely 1 of 3 senses of unlikely Sense 2 unlikely (vs. likely) => likelihood, likeliness, odds Familiarity of adj unlikely unlikely used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj unlikely unlikely Overview of adj unlikely The adj unlikely has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) improbable, unlikely -- (not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event") 2. (5) unlikely -- (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") 3. improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely -- (having a probability to low to inspire belief)
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