improbable

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin improbābilis. By surface analysis, im- +‎ probable. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɑbəbl̩/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɒbəbl̩/ Hyphenation: im‧prob‧a‧ble === Adjective === improbable (comparative more improbable, superlative most improbable) Not likely to be true. Not likely to happen. ==== Antonyms ==== probable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === impossible === References === == Catalan == === Adjective === improbable m or f (masculine and feminine plural improbables) improbable, unlikely Antonym: probable ==== Derived terms ==== improbablement ==== Related terms ==== improbabilitat === Further reading === “improbable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “improbable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “improbable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “improbable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === From im- +‎ probable. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pʁɔ.babl/ === Adjective === improbable (plural improbables) unlikely, improbable (not likely) Synonym: peu probable === Further reading === “improbable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Alternative forms === improvável (reintegrationist) improbábel === Pronunciation === === Adjective === improbable m or f (plural improbables) improbable (not likely to happen) Antonym: probable ==== Derived terms ==== improbabilidade === Further reading === “improbable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /impɾoˈbable/ [ĩm.pɾoˈβ̞a.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: im‧pro‧ba‧ble === Adjective === improbable m or f (masculine and feminine plural improbables) improbable, unlikely Antonym: probable ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “improbable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025