improbable
adjective
im·prob·a·ble
(ˌ)im-ˈprä-bə-bəl 
-ˈpräb-bəl
: unlikely to be true or to occur
an improbable story
also
: unlikely but real or true
their improbable come-from-behind victory
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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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
The Italian-Americans of the Azzurri, fresh off an improbable World Baseball Classic run, carry the stories of their grandparents with them.
—Nicola Bambini, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
That improbable meeting was the beginning of a long and fruitful collaboration between Brassard and his new acquaintance, a physicist named Charles Bennett.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
Nova described the claim as not only improbable but false, as determined through interviews.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 17 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for improbable
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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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