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Synonyms & Antonyms for unlikely
Synonyms
doubtful, dubious, far-fetched, flimsy, improbable, questionable, unapt
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Most striking of all is the arrival of medical cannabis in countries that seemed highly unlikely to relax drug laws, including South Korea, Thailand and Zimbabwe. — The Economist, "A global revolution in attitudes towards cannabis is under way," 31 Aug. 2019 Storms on Saturday are unlikely to become severe, but the weather service warned there could be strong winds, frequent lightning and small hail with some storms. — Jesus Jimenez, Dallas News, "Scattered showers and storms possible this weekend in Dallas-Fort Worth," 23 Aug. 2019 Any move or sale would have to be approved by Major League Baseball, which is highly unlikely to allow the Orioles to jump to potential expansion cities. — Peter Schmuck, baltimoresun.com, "Judge upholds arbitration ruling that Orioles owe Nationals $296.8 million in MASN TV rights dispute," 23 Aug. 2019 Howard is in the final year of his rookie deal and will be an unrestricted free agent after this season, barring a franchise tag by the Eagles, which seems highly, highly unlikely. — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, "Bears Q&A: How did the Browns get more for Duke Johnson than the Bears did for Jordan Howard? Is Taylor Gabriel still the fastest Bear? Will Javon Wims make the 53-man roster?," 14 Aug. 2019 From that community has emerged a strange and unlikely group of contributors who have made an obsessive hobby out of personally documenting the deaths of thousands, even millions, of total strangers. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "How TikTok could fail," 7 Aug. 2019 Further mining The Bard, almost everybody in this town is in love with somebody elusive or unlikely. — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘All Shook Up’ brings Elvis hits to life with energetic music, exuberant dancing," 4 Aug. 2019 The show’s success made the Tasmania native an instant and unlikely celebrity; pop culture’s premier autistic Antipodean lesbian, suddenly an ingenue at 40. — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, "Hannah Gadsby brings her shrewd discomfort comedy to new show Douglas," 26 July 2019 Wallace’s announcing days eventually lead to all manner of TV work, including a bit of dramatic acting and being a commercial pitchman for unlikely but real products like Golden Fluffo shortening. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: The documentary ‘Mike Wallace Is Here’ is as tough minded as the man himself," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unlikely.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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