probable
adjective
, ˈprä(b)-bəl\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for probable
Synonyms: Adjective
believable, credible, creditable, likely, plausible, presumptive
Antonyms: Adjective
far-fetched, implausible, improbable, incredible, unbelievable, unlikely, unplausible
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It is probable that life exists outside of our planet. the counselor could find no probable reason for the girl's bizarre actionsRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Using that information, the cosmic detectives could then trace the meteor’s probable path. — Nadia Drake, National Geographic, "An interstellar meteor may have slammed into Earth," 16 Apr. 2019 But by eliminating the improbable, as Sherlock Holmes says, science closes in on the probable. — Peter Byrne, Quanta Magazine, "Early Life in Death Valley," 24 Apr. 2014 Georgia health officials are now investigating 75 Legionnaire cases – 12 are confirmed and 63 are probable. — CBS News, "Deadly Legionnaires' outbreak at Atlanta hotel a "nationwide problem," attorney says," 12 Aug. 2019 Daniel Mengden, who is 5-2 with a 4.85 ERA, was listed as the A’s probable starter for Sunday, but Melvin wouldn’t say if the righty would be bumped from the rotation for the long term. — Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com, "Newly acquired right-hander Tanner Roark expected to make A’s debut Sunday," 1 Aug. 2019 Game 1 probable starters: Michigan — LHP Tommy Henry (12-7, 3.27 ERA); Vanderbilt — RHP Drake Fellows (13-1, 3.97 ERA). — Adam Sparks, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan vs. Vanderbilt in College World Series finals: Scouting report," 23 June 2019 Its move nonetheless makes further belligerence more probable. — The Economist, "The trade war escalates, and the fog of war descends," 8 Aug. 2019 Both tickets are registering around 40 percent support, making a November runoff highly probable. — Washington Post, "Argentina’s Cristina Kirchner, facing corruption allegations, mounts unlikely comeback," 29 July 2019 After Chi Chi Gonzalez makes another spot start for Colorado on Saturday against the Reds, the Rockies are probable to send him right back to Triple-A Albuquerque. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Rockies to use a four-man starting pitching rotation for the next couple weeks," 27 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
But, with a week-and-a-half to go, here’s a look at the probables for the race, courtesy of racing secretary David Jerkens. — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, "Racing! Welcome back Colonial Downs," 8 Aug. 2019 Absent from this weekend’s probables are all-stars Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler, each of whom logged an inning in the All-Star game. — Jorge Castillo, latimes.com, "Dodgers gain three veterans to begin the second half against Red Sox," 11 July 2019 With two other youngsters, Luis Perdomo and Dinelson Lamet, seemingly the only probables for next year’s rotation, the possibility of a deal to return to San Diego appears distinct. — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, "After being released in August, Lyles looking forward to facing Rockies," 15 Sep. 2017 Follow this page for updates, pitching probables and more. — Richard Morin, azcentral, "Game Day: Diamondbacks meet the Padres for first time in 2018," 19 Apr. 2018 The Tigers’ probables are Francisco Liriano on Tuesday, Matthew Boyd on Wednesday and Jordan Zimmermann on Thursday … Both Orioles and Red Sox players wore No. — Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles notes: Right-hander David Hess recalled from Triple-A, Hart optioned," 15 Apr. 2018 Pitching probables for the series: 7 p.m. Friday – JSU RHP Garrett Farmer (1-0, 2.70 ERA) vs. FIU RHP Tyler Myrick (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Never miss a local story. — miamiherald, "FIU baseball opens three-game series against Jacksonville State on Friday | Miami Herald," 1 Mar. 2018 Here are the lineup and pitching probables: Lineup: Delino DeShields, cf; Rougned Odor, dh; Jurickson Profar, ss; Nomar Mazara, rf; Ronald Guzman, 1b; Drew Robinson, lf; Brett Nicholas, c; Christian Lopes, 3b; Hanser Alberto, 2b. — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, "Chavez has respect of Rangers brass despite role in dust-up with Blue Jays | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 23 Feb. 2018 Also, check out probables for the San Diego series this weekend. — Andrew Baggarly, The Mercury News, "Giants lineup: Denard Span remains sidelined vs. Diamondbacks," 5 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'probable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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