Improbable

a.

1.

Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected under the circumstances or in the usual course of events; as, an improbable story or event. He . . . sent to Elutherius, then bishop of Rome, an improbable letter, as some of the contents discover. - Milton.

Adj.	1.	improbable - not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event" Synonyms: unlikely Antonyms: probable, likely, plausible - likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"
	2.	improbable - having a probability to low to inspire belief Synonyms: unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely
	3.	improbable - too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" Synonyms: marvelous, marvellous, tall

absurd, crazy, distant, doubtable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, extraordinary, fanciful, farfetched, fishy, flimsy, forced, hard to believe, hardly possible, implausible, impossible, inconceivable, incredible, insane, ludicrous, mad, more than doubtful, more than expected, out-of-the-way, past expectation, peculiar, questionable, quite another thing, remote, ridiculous, something else again, strained, strange, sudden, thin, unannounced, unanticipated, unbelievable, unconvincing, undivined, unexpected, unforeseeable, unforeseen, unguessed, unheralded, unhoped for, unlikely, unpredictable, unpredicted, unprepared for, unpromising, unrealistic, unsubstantial, unthinkable, weak, weird, wild, without warning

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