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improbable definition
improbable |
Grep of noun improbable improbableness Overview of adj improbable The adj improbable has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) 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. improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely -- (having a probability to low to inspire belief) 3. improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall -- (too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story") Antonyms of adj improbable 3 senses of improbable Sense 1 improbable (vs. probable), unlikely probable (vs. improbable), likely, plausible => presumed(postnominal) => presumptive => verisimilar => equiprobable Sense 2 improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely INDIRECT (VIA implausible) -> plausible Sense 3 improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA incredible) -> credible, believable Similarity of adj improbable 3 senses of improbable Sense 1 improbable (vs. probable), unlikely => supposed(postnominal) Sense 2 improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely => implausible (vs. plausible) Sense 3 improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(postnominal) => incredible (vs. credible), unbelievable Attributes of adj improbable Familiarity of adj improbable improbable used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj improbable improbable Overview of adj improbable The adj improbable has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) 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. improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely -- (having a probability to low to inspire belief) 3. improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall -- (too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story")
improbable definition