unlikely
Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expectedNot likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
» Tom is unlikely to eat much.
Том вряд ли много съест.
Том вряд ли много ест.
Навряд чи Том багато їстиме.
Meaning
2 sensesNot likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
It is pretty unlikely that you'll win, but I will pray that at least you do well.
In the highly unlikely event of landing in water, lifejackets are stored under the seat.
unwahrscheinlich
маловероя́тныйmaloverojátnyj
Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising.
unlikely means
- has little chance of being the case or coming about
- not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
- having a probability too low to inspire belief
Examples
841 sentencesTom is unlikely to eat much.
Навряд чи Том багато їстиме.
ruТом вряд ли много съест.
Tom is unlikely to do that.
Том навряд чи це зробить.
Tom will unlikely do that today.
Навряд чи Том це сьогодні зробить.
ruВряд ли Том это сегодня сделает.
Tom is very unlikely to lose.
Дуже малоймовірно, що Том програє.
It's unlikely Tom will do that.
Навряд чи Том це зробить.
ruВряд ли Том это сделает.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English unlykely, unlikly, unlykly, unlicli. By surface analysis, un- + likelyFrom Middle English unlykely, unlikly, unlykly, unlicli. By surface analysis, un- + likely.
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Forms
unlikelier/more unlikely, unlikeliest/most unlikely| Comparative | unlikelier / more unlikely Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | unlikeliest / most unlikely Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred:improbable
- having a probability too low to inspire belief:improbableunbelievableunconvincing
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- highly unlikely
- is unlikely to
- highly unlikely that
- very unlikely to
- was very unlikely
- unlikely to do
- very unlikely that
- unlikely to cry
- unlikely to win
- unlikely to happen
- unlikely to want
- unlikely to be