probable

Meaning

Adj

1. Likely or most likely to be true.
2. Likely to happen.
3. Supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating.
4. (obsolete) Capable of being proved.

Noun

1. Something that is likely.
2. A person who is likely to appear or do a certain thing.

Synonyms

likely

possible

plausible

presumable

verisimilar

reasonable

probably

possibility

contingent

believable

expected

prospective

seeming

hopeful

it is possible

liable

maybe

might

perhaps

possibly

potential

presumptive

probabilistic

progressing

seem

supposable

suspect

suspicion

testable

true

verifiable

verifying

could be

on the cards

up-and-coming

May

be likely

advancing

alleged

apparent

aspiring

be able

be like

brilliant

can

coming

credible

defective

expectable

Hyphenated as

prob‧a‧ble

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɑbəbl̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: probable

In summary

From Middle English probable, from Old French probable, from Latin probābilis (“that may be proved, credible”), from probāre (“to test, examine”); see probe, probity, prove. Compare recent doublet provable.