Probable

Word PROBABLE
Character 8
Hyphenation prob a ble
Pronunciations /ˈpɹɒbəbl̩/

Definitions and meanings of "Probable"

What do we mean by probable?

Likely to happen or to be true. adjective

Likely but uncertain; plausible. adjective

Of or relating to opinions and actions in ethics and morals for whose lawfulness intrinsic reasons or extrinsic authority may be adduced. adjective

Capable of being proved; provable.

Having more evidence for than against, or evidence which inclines the mind to belief, but leaves some room for doubt; likely.

Rendering something likely, or showing it to be likely: as, probable evidence; a probable presumption.

Plausible; specious; colorable.

Synonyms Presumable, credible, reasonable.

A probable opinion; an opinion resting upon good but not sufficient grounds. noun

Capable of being proved. adjective

Having more evidence for than against; supported by evidence which inclines the mind to believe, but leaves some room for doubt; likely. adjective

Rendering probable; supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating adjective

A reasonable ground of presumption that a charge is, or my be, well founded. adjective

(of an observation, or of the mean of a number), that within which, taken positively and negatively, there is an even chance that the real error shall lie. Thus, if 3″ is the probable error in a given case, the chances that the real error is greater than 3″ are equal to the chances that it is less. The probable error is computed from the observations made, and is used to express their degree of accuracy. adjective

That which is within the bounds of probability; that which is not unnatural or preternatural; -- opposed to the marvelous. adjective

Likely or most likely to be true. adjective

Likely to happen. adjective

Apparently destined adjective

Likely but not certain to be or become true or real adjective

An applicant likely to be chosen noun

Something that is likely.

A person who is likely to appear or do a certain thing.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Probable

The word "probable" in example sentences

_comparatively_ probable, when after hearing all the reasons and all the authorities on the other side, the said opinion still remains _not unlikely_, which is all that we mean to say of an opinion here, when we call it _probable_. ❋ Joseph Rickaby (1888)

ATP and its independent third party reservoir engineers use the term "probable" to describe volumes of reserves potentially recoverable through additional drilling or recovery techniques that, by their nature, are more speculative than estimates of proved reserves.

It's really early to speculate on the final cause and the federal investigators will spend weeks, months, who knows how long it will take before they'll come up with what they call probable cause. ❋ Unknown (2006)

That's why we're reporting that we have what we call probable developed producing because those -- that additional 4% recovery that's associated with Phases 1 and 2 that have been developed, all the money invested and they're now in the producing status.

There probable is a lot of reason that she wantto get out of being governor, but we will not know until years from now. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Just over 100 have been deemed carcinogens, 59 are called probable carcinogens, and 266 others are possible ones. ❋ Unknown (2011)

What does seem very probable is that my consumption will increase over time as the various types of online content increase in size and I doubt TW will adjust as quickly as the market. ❋ Unknown (2009)

How probable is this scenario for the Shuttle or for the Ares 1? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Possibly, but more probable is whack job Pat Robertson announcing that Hawaii is being punished by God for allowing the Barack Obama birth certificate cover up. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed, and that you are the person who committed it, is called probable cause. ❋ Esq Muhammad Ibn Bashir (2010)

In the law, this concept is called probable cause. ❋ Esq Muhammad Ibn Bashir (2010)

Fourth Amendment or not, with all the fears of terrorism in recent years, the definition of probable cause could become pretty blurred around the edges. ❋ Glenn Beck (2010)

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