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      unlikely
      noun
      Something or somebody considered unlikely.
      adjective
      Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
      Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising.
      adverb
      In an improbable manner.
      Roots
      unun- · Old English · not, reverse
      Synonyms for unlikely
      improbableadjimplausibleadjinconceivableadjunthinkableadjdoubtfuladjunimaginableadj
      Words related to unlikely
      unbelievableadjlikelyadvimprobablyadvunconvincingadjimpossibleadjprobableadjconceivablyadvunlikelinessnplausibleadjunlikelihoodnpossibleadjunsurprisingadjverisimilaradjimprobabilitynincogitableadjunhopedadjinconceivabilitynpossiblyadvsurprisingadjhopedvplausiblyadvfeasiblyadvunconceivableadjunfeasibleadjexpectedadjimpossiblyadvfeasibleadjpresumableadjmightndoableadj

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      The word unlikely breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root un-, from Old English un (“not, reverse”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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