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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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He’s also the unlikeliest curler at the Milan Cortina Games, where he could become the oldest American athlete in Winter Olympics history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 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

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

The all-family final between the 54th-ranked Frenchman Rinderknech and 204th-ranked Vacherot, from Monaco, is one of the tournament's unlikeliest endings to date –- the latter's coach and half-brother, Benjamin Balleret, described it as a "fairytale".

From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025

Lyman and Kurt were the unlikeliest of pals, but pals they were.

From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Doctorow, Cory