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How to Say "unlikely" in Spanish

The Spanish word forunlikelyis remotoB2 level.

English → SpanishB2
AdjectiveB2formal
possibility
A single, small green island with a tree floats impossibly high above a layer of puffy white clouds, illustrating an unlikely or remote possibility.

Examples

Existe una posibilidad remota de que cambie de opinión.

There is a remote possibility that he will change his mind.

No veo ni la más remota conexión entre esos dos temas.

I don't see even the slightest connection between those two topics.

Possibility

This sense is almost always used with feminine nouns like 'posibilidad' (possibility) or 'duda' (doubt), requiring the feminine form 'remota'.

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