English Dictionary
◊ UNLIKELY
unlikely
adj 1: not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred;
"legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an
improbable event" [syn: {improbable}] [ant: {probable}]
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" [ant: {likely}]
3: having a probability to low to inspire belief [syn: {improbable},
{unbelievable}, {unconvincing}]