improbable
adjective
im·prob·a·ble
(ˌ)im-ˈprä-bə-bəl 
-ˈpräb-bəl
: unlikely to be true or to occur
also
: unlikely but real or true
Examples of improbable in a Sentence
The team made an improbable comeback.
it seems improbable that the two writers never met since they traveled in the same social circles
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Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
More importantly, Flacco has helped the Bengals stay in contention for the AFC North division title, something that seemed improbable when franchise QB Joe Burrow went down with an injury early in the season.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Missouri’s regular-season finale against Arkansas falls just five weeks after the injury, making a return by then improbable.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins fought until the end and earned themselves an improbable point in what has been an improbable start to the season, ultimately falling to the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 in a shootout at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Improbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improbable. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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improbable
adjective
im·prob·a·ble
(ˈ)im-ˈpräb(-ə)-bəl
: not probable : unlikely to be true or to occur
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