| Main Entry: | improbability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unlikelihood |
Synonyms: |
doubtfulness, implausibility, impossibility, rarity, uncertainty |
| Main Entry: | doubtfulness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | improbability |
Synonyms: |
implausibility, implausibleness, improbableness, unlikeliness, unreasonableness |
| Concept: | Improbability. |
| Category: | Degrees of Evidence |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
improbability, unlikelihood; unfavorable chance, bad chance, ghost of a chance, little chance, small chance, poor chance, scarcely any chance, no chance; bare possibility; long odds; incredibility.
-verbs
be improbable; have a small chance
-adjectives
improbable, unlikely, contrary to all reasonable expectation., rare (infrequent); unheard of, inconceivable; unimaginable, inimaginable; incredible; more than doubtful.
-phrases
the chances are against; aquila non capit muscas; pedir peras pal olmo.
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Antonyms: |
probability |
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