Improbable

  • 21improbable — adjective a) Not likely to be true. Its highly improbable that aliens abducted you. b) Not likely to happen. Due to the loss of power, it is improbable that we will begin on time. See Also: probable, probability, probably …

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  • 22improbable — (adj) (Intermedio) cuyas posibilidades de ocurrir en realidad son dudosas o diminutas Ejemplos: Era improbable que se produjera una sacudida de tanta fuerza en esta región. Es improbable que venga a visitarte, está muy enfadado contigo. Sinónimos …

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  • 23improbable — adjective 1) it seemed improbable that the hot weather would continue Syn: unlikely, doubtful, dubious, debatable, questionable, uncertain; unthinkable, inconceivable, unimaginable, incredible; informal iffy Ant: certain 2) …

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  • 24improbable — adjective 1) it seemed improbable that the hot weather would continue Syn: unlikely, doubtful, dubious, debatable, questionable, uncertain 2) an improbable exaggeration Syn: unconvincing, unbelievable, implausible …

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  • 25IMPROBABLE — adj. des deux genres Qui n a point de probabilité. Rien ne me paraît plus improbable que cette assertion …

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  • 26IMPROBABLE — adj. des deux genres Qui n’a point de probabilité. Rien ne me paraît plus improbable que cette assertion …

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  • 27improbable — improbably, adv. improbableness, n. /im prob euh beuhl/, adj. not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen: Rain is improbable tonight. [1590 1600; < L improbabilis. See IM 2, PROBABLE] Syn. questionable, doubtful, implausible. * * * …

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  • 28improbable — (in pro ba bl ) adj. Qui n est point probable, n a point de probabilité. •   Les choses prodigieuses et improbables doivent être quelquefois rapportées, mais comme des preuves de la crédulité humaine, VOLT. Dict. phil. Histoire.. HISTORIQUE&#8230; …

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  • 29improbable — adj. 1 not likely to be true or to happen. 2 difficult to believe. Derivatives: improbability n. improbably adv. Etymology: F improbable or L improbabilis (as IN (1), PROBABLE) …

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  • 30Improbable theatre — Improbable, often incorrectly called Improbable Theatre , was founded by Lee Simpson, Phelim McDermott, Julian Crouch and producer Nick Sweeting in the mid 1990 s. Although they had all worked together for some time, they were unable to get&#8230; …

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