What does unlikely mean in crosswords?

unlikely means: has little chance of being the case or coming about

Which crossword clues can have unlikely as the answer?

Possible clues for unlikely include "Not probable".

unlikely is also used as a crossword clue. The answer is often improbably, 10 letters.

Word entry · 8 letters

Best crossword clue

"Not probable"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ʌnˈlaɪkli/Part of speech adjectiveSorted eikllnuyStarts with UEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word

1U2N3L4I5K6E7L8Y

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"unlikely" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often improbably (10 letters).

From Middle English unlykely, unlikly, unlykly, unlicli, equivalent to un- + likely.

“It is pretty unlikely that you'll win, but I will pray that at least you do well.”
“In the highly unlikely event of landing in water, lifejackets are stored under the seat.”
“The Saturday evening Cardiff-West Wales mail train is still steam-worked, but a most unlikely locomotive used on May 23 was Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 No. 45250 (5A); it returned on May 25 with a train of steel billets.”

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01“Not probable”8 letters

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