unlikely

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Not likely to happen, be true, or be done; improbable.

• It's unlikely that it will rain today.
• She seems an unlikely candidate for the job.
• The team pulled off an unlikely victory.
• Climate scientists consider it unlikely that global temperatures will stabilize without immediate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
• The pharmaceutical company deemed it unlikely that the experimental drug would receive regulatory approval given the inconclusive trial results.
• Astronomers initially thought it unlikely that liquid water could exist on planets orbiting red dwarf stars.

Eş anlamlılar: improbable, doubtful, questionable, implausible

Zıt anlamlılar: likely, probable, expected, certain