probable
About 14.29 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Likely or most likely to be true.
It's probable that it will rain tomorrow.
- adjective Likely to happen.
With all the support we have, success is looking probable.
- adjective Supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating.
- adjective Capable of being proved.
- noun Something that is likely.
- noun A person who is likely to appear or do a certain thing.
Similar words
likely plausible presumed presumptive verisimilar equiprobable probability possible prospective likelihood
Often followed by
that cause error than future and consequences explanation the
Word family
probables
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