UNLIKELY


Meaning of UNLIKELY in English

adj.

VERBS

▪ appear , be , look , sound

The takeover bid now looks ~ to succeed.

▪ become

▪ remain , seem

▪ make sth , render sth

▪ consider sth , deem sth , find sth , think sth

He thought it ~ that she would refuse.

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ exceedingly , highly , most

▪ increasingly

▪ a little , slightly , etc.

▪ inherently ( BrE )

An economic collapse is inherently ~.

Unlikely is used with these nouns: ↑ alliance , ↑ candidate , ↑ explanation , ↑ figure , ↑ hero , ↑ saviour , ↑ scenario , ↑ setting , ↑ sight , ↑ situation , ↑ tale , ↑ venue , ↑ winner

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