unlikely

US /ʌnˈlaɪkli/

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UK /ʌnˈlaɪkli/

A2
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adverb

  • Not likely to happen; not likely to be the truth

adjective

  • Not seeming suitable for a particular purpose

Examples

He thought it unlikely that she would refuse.

A collapse into new forms of fascism is inherently unlikely in any Western democracy.