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unlikeliest

ADJECTIVE

not probable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurd implausible improbable inconceivable incredible rare remote strange unbelievable

WEAK

contrary doubtful dubious faint not likely out of the ordinary outside chance questionable slight unconvincing unheard-of unimaginable untoward

Antonyms

STRONGEST

believable common credible likely plausible possible probable reasonable regular tenable usual

WEAK

imaginable probably

Example Sentences

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Balancing sorrow with self-deprecation, Maron covers childhood abuse, his father’s dementia, evacuating his home with three cats during the L.A. fires and becoming the unlikeliest of Swifties.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

But after the A’s emerged as one of the unlikeliest success stories in the history of American sports, that’s exactly what happened.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

And as far as Super Bowl matchups go, this will go down as one of the unlikeliest in the modern history of the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

In the most unlikeliest of fights, the British two-time heavyweight world champion faces YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul in an eight-round heavyweight bout.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

And to-morrow we'll decide on the unlikeliest and go there.

From Harding's luck by Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert)