Unlikely (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event".
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Examples
- It is unlikely that he will recover from the injury in time for the game.
- Given her lack of experience, it is unlikely that she will get the job.
- The experts agree that a comet collision with Earth is an unlikely event in our lifetime.
- The politician denied all allegations, but it is unlikely that the public will believe her.
- It is unlikely that the new policy will be implemented before the end of the year.
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Meaning 2
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".
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Meaning 3
Having a probability too low to inspire belief.
Classification
All adjective clusters.