Dictionary Check: unlikely

"unlikely" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 18 points

Definition

adjective

not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred

Example: "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"
Synonyms:
adjective

has little chance of being the case or coming about

Example: "an unlikely story"
Antonyms:
adjective

having a probability too low to inspire belief

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