IMPROBABLY Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

improbably

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as in incredibly

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Recent Examples of improbably However improbably, our timelines just barely overlapping, Blake had come to the pier to kick off his trip, heading east on Route 66. — New York Times, 28 July 2026 More than a decade after Van Halen‘s last performance and six years after the death of guitarist Eddie Van Halen, the band’s David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen are reuniting … improbably for a TED Talk. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026 Raymond’s father and uncle founded Thrifty Drug Stores, the homegrown chain remembered with particular tenderness for dispensing ice cream in improbably perfect cylinders. — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Delphinus, the Dolphin, hovers to the left of Altair, while tiny Sagitta, the Arrow, hangs above Altair, looking improbably compact. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2026 Among the traveling party was Isaacman, who, however improbably, went on to become NASA administrator last December. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026 And quietly, improbably, the film generates a feeling that its subject could have been anyone—or maybe no one. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026 The looping, dipping shot by Uzbekistan’s Eldor Shomurodov from an improbably tight angle was voted best goal of the first round. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026 Gilla Band’s origins lie, improbably, in the legend of Fox’s pre-teen slap bass skills. — Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026

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If Rolex can engineer an incredibly deep and wide moat, AI most certainly can.

— Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The Warriors stole the first game of the series in Dallas and then held serve in their own euphoric and incredibly loud building in Oakland.

— Carl Steward, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026

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