| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class IV. Words Relating to the Intellectual Faculties | | Division (I) Formation of Ideas | | Section III. Materials for Reasoning |
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| 473. Improbability. |
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| NOUN: | IMPROBABILITY, unlikelihood; unfavorable -, bad -, ghost of a -, little -, small -, poor -, scarcely any -, no- chance; bare possibility; long odds; incredibility [See Unbelief. Doubt].
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| VERB: | BE IMPROBABLE &c. adj.; violate -, stretch- the probabilities; go beyond reason, strain one’s credulity; run counter to the laws of nature; have a small chance &c. n.; stand a poor show [colloq.].
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| ADJECTIVE: | IMPROBABLE, unlikely, contrary to all reasonable expectation; contrary to -fact, - experience; implausible, rare (infrequent) [See Infrequency]; unheard of, inconceivable; unimaginable, inimaginable [obs.]; incredible [See Unbelief. Doubt]; more than doubtful.
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| INTERJECTION: | NOT LIKELY! no fear! [chiefly Eng.]; I ask you! [slang]; catch me! [slang]. |
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| QUOTATIONS: | - The chances are against.
- Aquila non capit muscas.
- Pedir peras al olmo.
- Lest men suspect your tale untrue, Keep probability in view.—Gay
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