| Main Entry: | improbability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unlikelihood |
Synonyms: |
doubtfulness, implausibility, impossibility, rarity, uncertainty |
| 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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| Main Entry: | absurdity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ridiculous situation or behavior |
Synonyms: |
BS, applesauce, bull*, crap, craziness, farce, flapdoodle, folly, foolishness, hot air, idiocy, illogicality, illogicalness, improbability, inanity, incongruity, insanity, irrationality, jazz, jive, ludicrousness, ridiculousness, senselessness, silliness, stupidity, unreasonableness |
Antonyms: |
logic, reason, reasonableness, sense |
| Main Entry: | dark horse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | remote possibility |
Synonyms: |
also-ran, hundred-to-one shot, improbability, little chance, little opportunity, long shot, outside chance, outside shot, poor bet, poor lookout, poor possibility, poor prognosis, poor prospect, sleeper, slim chance, small chance, stalking horse, underdog, unexpected winner, unknown, unknown quantity, unlikelihood, unlikely winner, upsetter |