unlikely
Meanings
Plural: unlikelies
Adjective
- not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
- "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"
- 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"
Adjective Satellite
- having a probability too low to inspire belief
Adj
- Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
- Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising.
Adv
- In an improbable manner.
Noun
- Something or somebody considered unlikely.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English unlykely, unlikly, unlykly, unlicli, equivalent to un- + likely.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
unlikely is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordunlikely is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unlikely is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
unlikely is a valid Words With Friends word