Never
Never adverb - At no time.
Unlikely
Unlikely adjective - Not likely to be true or to occur.
Never and unlikely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Never" instead the word "Unlikely" as an adjective or an adverb.
Nearby Word: unlikeliness
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The other five episodes have never aired, the first two episodes have never re-aired, and a DVD release is unlikely at best.
Source: Missing Episode / Live-Action TV -
Subverted in Death Note - Naomi Misora's body was never found, but that was because Light stipulated in the Note that she would kill herself in a way that made her body unlikely to be discovered.
Source: Never Found the Body - Mercedes is unlikely to ever return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans because they'll never be able to live down having two cars fly off the track in two separate years.
Source: Never Live It Down / Sports
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