unlikely

Questions about unlikely

What does unlikely mean?

unlikely means "not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in unlikely?

unlikely has 3 syllables: un-like-ly. The stress falls on "like". In IPA it is /ənˈlaɪkli/.

What is another word for unlikely?

Close synonyms include improbable, improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of unlikely?

The recorded antonyms are likely.

Is unlikely a common word?

unlikely is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with unlikely?

1 word rhymes with unlikely. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.