highly improbable

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• improbable — adj. 1) highly improbable 2) improbable that + clause (it s improbable that she ll accept the invitation) * * * [ɪm prɒbəb(ə)l] highly improbable improbable that + clause (it s improbable that she ll accept the invitation) …   Combinatory dictionary

• improbable — im|prob|a|ble [ ım prabəbl ] adjective 1. ) not likely to happen or be true: UNLIKELY: a very improbable story it is improbable (that): It s improbable that a lawyer would give such advice. highly improbable: It seemed highly improbable he would… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• improbable — UK [ɪmˈprɒbəb(ə)l] / US [ɪmˈprɑbəb(ə)l] adjective 1) not likely to happen or to be true a rather improbable story it is improbable (that): It s improbable that a lawyer would give such advice. highly improbable: It seemed highly improbable he… …   English dictionary

• improbable — adjective 1 not likely to happen or to be true: it is improbable that: It seems improbable that he could have driven home in less than an hour. | highly improbable: a highly improbable explanation. 2 surprising and slightly strange: Theirs was an …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• improbable — [[t]ɪmprɒ̱bəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ that Something that is improbable is unlikely to be true or to happen. Ordered arrangements of large groups of atoms and molecules are highly improbable... It seems improbable that this year …   English dictionary

• improbable — im|prob|a|ble [ımˈprɔbəbəl US ˈpra: ] adj 1.) not likely to happen or to be true = ↑unlikely ≠ ↑probable ▪ a film with an improbable plot ▪ It seems highly improbable that he had no knowledge of the affair. 2.) surprising and slightly strange ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• improbable — 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 …   Wiktionary

• highly — high|ly W2S2 [ˈhaıli] adv 1.) [+ adjective, adverb] very highly successful/effective/efficient ▪ a highly successful politician ▪ Tom s mother was highly critical of the school s approach. ▪ highly competitive industries ▪ a highly desirable… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• improbable — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ These new facts make the theory improbab …   Collocations dictionary

• highly — adv. Highly is used with these adjectives: ↑abstract, ↑acceptable, ↑accessible, ↑accomplished, ↑accurate, ↑active, ↑adaptable, ↑addictive, ↑adept, ↑advanced, ↑advantageous, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• improbable — adj unlikely, highly unlikely, not probable or likely, doubtful, dubious, questionable, Inf. fishy; implausible, impractical, unrealistic, incredible, unbelievable; inconceivable, unthinkable, out of the question, ridiculous, absurd, crazy,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder