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improbable

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/ɪmˈprɑːbəbl/ · im-pro-ba-ble

Not likely to be true or to happen.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Not likely to be true or to happen.

ایسا جو سچ ہونے یا ہونے کے لئے ممکن نہ ہو۔

غیر ممکن

ghair mumkin

Synonyms

unlikelydubiousimpracticalغیر ممکنناممکناحتمال سے دور

Antonyms

likelyprobablecertainممکنمتوقعیقینی

Common Collocations

  • improbable scenario
  • improbable event
  • improbable explanation

Example Sentences

It seems improbable that he would win the race.

یہ عجیب لگتا ہے کہ وہ دوڑ جیتے گا۔

Yeh ajeeb lagta hai ke woh daud jeetay ga.

The story's improbable twists made it intriguing.

کہانی کی غیر ممکن موڑ اسے دلچسپ بناتے ہیں۔

Kahani ki ghair mumkin moor ise dilchasp banate hain.

Finding the missing keys in such an improbable location was surprising.

اس غیر ممکن جگہ پر گمشدہ چابیوں کو تلاش کرنا حیرت انگیز تھا۔

Is ghair mumkin jagah par gumshuda chaabiyon ko talash karna hairat angaiz tha.

Easily Confused With

impossible:Improbable means unlikely while impossible means not possible at all.

Word Family

improbability
nounغیر ممکنیت
improbably
adverbغیر ممکن طور پر

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

IM-possible: just add 'probable' to remember that improbable is almost possible.

Imagine a coin that lands on its edge; it's not impossible, but very improbable.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

محبت میں غیر ممکن کی طلب نہ کر، کیونکہ محبت کو تو ہر کوئی مانتا ہے۔

Mohabbat mein ghair mumkin ki talab na kar, Kyunke mohabbat ko to har koi manta hai.

Do not seek the impossible in love, For love is something that everyone accepts.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "improbabilis" — not proven or unlikely

First known use: 16th century

The word 'improbable' has evolved from the Latin root, where 'im-' means 'not' and 'probabilis' means 'provable'. Its usage in English began around the late 16th century.