look improbable

Frequency: 6.58.5 per million words

To appear unlikely based on visual evidence or current situation.

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Examples (10)

  • Given the weather forecast, a successful outdoor event might look improbable.
  • With their star player injured, a victory for the team began to look improbable.
  • At first, the ambitious project seemed to look improbable, but they made it work.
  • His story, lacking any concrete evidence, continued to look improbable to the jury.
  • The idea of completing the marathon without training started to look improbable as he tired.
  • Despite the initial difficulties, their eventual success no longer looked improbable.
  • Her excuse for being late began to look improbable after further questioning.
  • Without additional funding, the plan to expand the business would look improbable.
  • The chances of finding survivors started to look improbable as time passed.
  • Even to him, the possibility of winning the lottery seemed to look improbable.