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Farce treats the improbable as probable, the impossible as possible.
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Meaning of "improbable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPROBABLE

improbable  [ɪmˈprɒbəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPROBABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Improbable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMPROBABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Improbable

Improbable is a 2005 science fiction thriller novel by Adam Fawer, about a gambler who gains the power to predict the future. It was awarded the 2006 International Thriller Writers Award for best first novel.

Definition of improbable in the English dictionary

The definition of improbable in the dictionary is not likely or probable; doubtful; unlikely.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPROBABLE


absorbable
əbˈzɔːbəbəl
adsorbable
ædˈzɔːbəbəl
bribable
ˈbraɪbəbəl
bribeable
ˈbraɪbəbəl
clubbable
ˈklʌbəbəl
describable
dɪˈskraɪbəbəl
equiprobable
ˌiːkwɪˈprɒbəbəl
grabbable
ˈɡræbəbəl
imperturbable
ˌɪmpɜːˈtɜːbəbəl
indescribable
ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl
inscribable
ɪnˈskraɪbəbəl
probable
ˈprɒbəbəl
probeable
ˈprəʊbəbəl
scribable
ˈskraɪbəbəl
scrubbable
ˈskrʌbəbəl
sorbable
ˈsɔːbəbəl
subscribable
səbˈskraɪbəbəl
tubbable
ˈtʌbəbəl
uncurbable
ʌnˈkɜːbəbəl
undescribable
ˌʌndɪˈskraɪbəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPROBABLE

improbability
improbableness
improbably
improbation
improbities
improbity
impromptu
improper
improper fraction
improper integral
improperly
improperness
impropriate
impropriation
impropriator
improprieties
impropriety
improv
improvability
improvable

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPROBABLE

able
affordable
applicable
ascribable
available
bombable
cable
circumscribable
climbable
clubable
comfortable
curbable
enable
expandable
plumbable
transcribable
unbribable
unclimbable
unclubable
unclubbable

Synonyms and antonyms of improbable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPROBABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «improbable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of improbable

Translation of «improbable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPROBABLE

Find out the translation of improbable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of improbable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «improbable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不大可能的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

improbable
570 millions of speakers

English

improbable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असंभव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير محتمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

маловероятно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

improvável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভাবনীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

improbable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak mungkin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unwahrscheinlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ありえない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사실 같지 않은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Improbable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không chắc có
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாத்தியமற்றதாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असंभाव्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

olanakdışı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

improbabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieprawdopodobne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

малоймовірно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

improbabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απίθανη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onwaarskynlik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

osannolik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

usannsynlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of improbable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPROBABLE»

The term «improbable» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.415 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPROBABLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «improbable» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «improbable» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about improbable

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10 QUOTES WITH «IMPROBABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word improbable.
1
Douglas Adams
The impossible often has a kind of integrity which the merely improbable lacks.
2
George Ade
Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.
3
Jennifer Armintrout
It's far easier to brush off death if the death in question seems impossible or improbable as a personal threat.
4
George Pierce Baker
Farce treats the improbable as probable, the impossible as possible.
5
Chris Carter
Really, some of the best 'X-Files' stories come right out of science. And you just apply that 'what-if' idea. Oh, what if this were true? And that's why so many times the show is scarier because it was not necessarily improbable.
6
Arthur Conan Doyle
Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
8
John Kenneth Galbraith
Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence.
9
Galileo Galilei
Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty.
10
Malcolm Gladwell
That term, 'David and Goliath,' has entered our language as a metaphor for improbable victories by some weak party over someone far stronger.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPROBABLE»

Discover the use of improbable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to improbable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
In this revelatory book, Taleb explains everything we know about what we don’t know, and this second edition features a new philosophical and empirical essay, “On Robustness and Fragility,” which offers tools to navigate and exploit a ...
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, 2007
2
A Very Improbable Story
Waking up one morning to find a talking cat on his head, Ethan is informed that the cat will not leave until he - Ethan - wins a game of probability.
Edward Arthur Einhorn, 2008
3
Climbing Mount Improbable
Climbing Mount Improbable is a book of great impact and skill, written by the most prominent Darwinian of our age.
Richard Dawkins, 1997
4
The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly ...
In this revelatory book, Taleb explains everything we know about what we don’t know, and this second edition features a new philosophical and empirical essay, “On Robustness and Fragility,” which offers tools to navigate and exploit a ...
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, 2010
5
An Improbable War?: The Outbreak of World War I and European ...
The focus of this volume is not on the consequences, but rather on the connection between the Great War and the long 19th century, the short- and long-term causes of World War I. This approach results in the questioning of many received ...
Holger Afflerbach, David Stevenson, 2012
6
This is Improbable: Cheese String Theory, Magnetic Chickens ...
Marc Abrahams, the mind behind the internationally renowned Ig Nobel Prizes, is on a mission: to gather the bizarre, the questionable, the brilliant, the downright funny, the profound – everything improbable – from the annals of science ...
Marc Abrahams, 2013
7
Improbable: A Novel
Unsure whether he's perceiving an alternate reality or suffering a psychotic breakdown, Caine embarks on a journey that stretches beyond the possible into the world of the improbable.
Adam Fawer, 2006
8
OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word
Allan Metcalf, a renowned popular writer on language, here traces the evolution of America's most popular word, writing with brevity and wit, and ranging across American history with colorful portraits of the nooks and crannies in which OK ...
Allan Metcalf, 2010
9
Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & ...
This book conquers the lofty task of telling the two-decade-long history of this underground art form through the eyes and ringing ears of those who propelled the movement.
Albert Mudrian, 2004
10
Mission Improbable: Using Fantasy Documents to Tame Disaster
How do governments and corporations deal with these sorts of catastrophes? In this provocative book, Lee Clarke examines how institutions build contingency plans for the grim but often very real potential massive disaster.
Lee Clarke, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPROBABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term improbable is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Improbable War
The wall was made from the faces of the dead. Their souls rested deep inside it, powering the great probability engine at its core. It started as a ... «Popular Science, Jul 15»
2
Nieuwenhuis improbable hero after 3-homer game
New York. Kirk Nieuwenhuis has learned not to take anything for granted, especially after the roller coaster ride this season has been. «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
3
As I See It: The Improbable Conference
Where IT is concerned, the United States has functioned as a nurselog for India's booming IT sector. Soon after American management ... «IT Jungle, Jul 15»
4
Dropping Cats for Science: That's Improbable!
That's Improbable! is MedPage Today's weekly roundup of clinically, um, relevant finds atImprobable Research, which awards the Ig Nobel ... «MedPage Today, Jul 15»
5
Tuesday's All-Star Game represents yet another improbable Royals …
Have a seat in the wayback machine to mid-September 2014, ancient history now for the Royals, before the euphoria of October redefined the ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
6
Marla Ridenour: LeBron James' essay a year ago started …
But even the 105-97 loss, after which the Warriors celebrated their first championship in 40 years, could not obscure the Cavs' improbable ... «Akron Beacon Journal, Jul 15»
7
Leone, Lulay heroic in Lions' improbable OT win over Riders
BC Lions #11 Alex Hoffman-Ellis runs down the field after intercepting a pass from the Saskatchewan Roughriders in a regular season CFL ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
8
Teen Wolf renewed for sixth season of increasingly improbable
MTV has announced that it's renewing its supernatural drama Teen Wolf for a sixth season, boldly defying the passage of time and its efforts to ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
9
John Daly, Constantino Rocca and the Most Improbable British …
They were consummate outsiders. Neither looked like an athlete; both struggled to be taken seriously even as golfers. John Daly, 29, and ... «Golf.com, Jul 15»
10
The Improbable Return Of Texas Rangers' Starting Pitcher Matt …
In January of 2013, Matt Harrison signed a five-year $55 million contract extension with the Texas Rangers. But after cashing in on an ... «Nolan Writin', Jul 15»

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