Wondering how to use Unlikely in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as likely or remote.
Unlikely meaning
- Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
- Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising.
Synonyms of Unlikely
Using Unlikely
- The main meaning on this page is: Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected. | Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising.
- Useful related words include: improbable, implausible, unbelievable, likely.
- In the example corpus, unlikely often appears in combinations such as: unlikely to, is unlikely, unlikely that.
Example sentences (20)
It is unlikely that India will line up with the United States, but it is also unlikely that New Delhi will undercut Washington as both Beijing and Moscow have done.
However, such a move would have risks on multiple fronts and is unlikely to be exercised except in circumstances so extreme as to make them highly unlikely.
According to Adobe’s 2019 Email Usage Study, people spend around five hours a day checking email — a figure unlikely to have reduced since the widely adopted move to hybrid work.
According to Cade, no other psychic had ever been able to make their own afterlife, which makes it unlikely that there were other unknown pocket dimensions.
A co-star was in earshot of Jeff and offered an unlikely pairing.
Additionally, the fall in wholesale gas prices will be unlikely to bring immediate relief to consumers and businesses with high energy bills as utility providers buy their supplies and arrange contracts in advance through hedging programmes.
A doctor who treated Mr Allen said it was ‘highly unlikely’ that the anaesthetic had had a role to play in the cause of the accident, but believed it probable that he had suffered an acute medical event.
A fight of the year award will be unlikely, but this would certainly be one of the more intriguing bouts in a long time.
A fresh offensive by Russia's forces in the coming weeks is "unlikely", according to British intelligence.
After all, the Meep and the Doctor both acknowledge how unlikely it is that two such aliens would accidentally arrive at the same planet at the same time.
Afterward, the rest of the network would have to validate the ledger’s accuracy, making such an assault highly unlikely.
Again, this is unlikely to be a positive thing, although there haven’t been nearly enough studies to determine what microplastics may do to human health.
Albakor and Cteno are Marvel C-Listers at best, so it's unlikely they will have a relevant role in the MCU.
Alex Pattison is “unlikely” to remain a Harrogate Town player beyond the end of the current season.
Alex Smith wasn’t playing well even before getting hurt and he’s unlikely to be close to 100 percent in this spot.
All of these are very unlikely.
A longer Toppin deal feels unlikely.
Along the way, we will find unlikely allies; and while we may not agree on everything, finding common ground on such key issues as biological reality, woke culture, and the lies about abortion will be invaluable starting points for action.
Alteri and Opcapita, two other specialist investors, are reportedly weighing up offers for Wilko but are "unlikely to do so ahead of an insolvency process".
Although ChatGPT is a major breakthrough in the history of technological advancements, Microsoft is highly unlikely to convert ChatGPT's growing popularity into tangible profits anytime soon.
Common combinations with unlikely
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- unlikely to 76×
- is unlikely 52×
- unlikely that 27×
- an unlikely 27×
- are unlikely 16×
- it unlikely 12×
- highly unlikely 9×
- be unlikely 8×
- seems unlikely 7×
- was unlikely 7×