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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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It is, according to bookmakers, the unlikeliest Super Bowl match-up of modern times.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Tomlin was the same age when he followed Cowher in 2007 and might have been the unlikeliest hire of the bunch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Which is what makes Texas Tech one of the unlikeliest outliers in the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Seven years on, he is in the form of his life and could be set to make the unlikeliest of international comebacks.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

It oftentimes happens that aggressively disposed animals, like cowardly men, are apt to try battle with the unlikeliest adversaries.

From The Human Side of Animals by Dixon, Royal