なさそう
Frequency rank: 1,374.
- does not seem; unlikely; improbableword usually written using kana alone
suffix; adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Forms
- なさそうFrequency rank: 1,374.
- 無さそう【なさそう】Frequency rank: 5,791. – 5,795.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- does not seem; unlikely; improbable
This meaning is used to express doubt or a lack of expectation about something happening. It suggests that the speaker believes a particular outcome is unlikely or improbable.
Generated collocations (experimental)
なさそうだdoes not seem to existそうはないit's unlikely (to happen)なさそうなきがする気がするI have a feeling it is unlikelyかのう可能せい性がなさそうseems to have no possibilityそんなことはなさそうthat kind of thing seems unlikelyかれ彼にきいて聞いてもなさそうit seems unlikely even if I ask himこたえ答えがなさそうseems to have no answerりゆう理由がなさそうseems to lack a reason