unlikely

unlikely /ʌn'laikli/
  • tính từ
    • không chắc, không chắc có thực
      • it is unlikely that: không chắc rằng
      • an unlikely event: một sự kiện không chắc có xảy ra
    • không nghĩ đến
      • in a most unlikely place: tại một nơi mà không ai nghĩ đến
    • không có hứa hẹn

Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): likelihood, likely, unlikely

Xem thêm: improbable, improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing



unlikely

Từ điển Collocation

unlikely adj.

VERBS appear, be, look, sound The takeover bid now looks unlikely to succeed. | become | remain, seem | make sth | consider sth, think sth He thought it unlikely that she would refuse.

ADV. extremely, highly, most, very | increasingly | not at all | a bit, pretty, quite, rather, somewhat | apparently | inherently A collapse into new forms of fascism is inherently unlikely in any Western democracy.

Từ điển WordNet

    adj.

  • not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; improbable

    legislation on the question is highly unlikely

    an improbable event

  • 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

  • having a probability too low to inspire belief; improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


syn.: improbable unbelievable unconvincing