PROBABLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PROBABLE?

Need another word that means the same as “probable”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “probable” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Probable” are: likely, most likely, odds-on, expected, anticipated, predictable, foreseeable, ten to one, potential, credible, possible, feasible

Probable as an Adjective

Definitions of "Probable" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “probable” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Apparently destined.
• Likely but not certain to be or become true or real.
• Likely to happen or be the case.

Synonyms of "Probable" as an adjective (12 Words)

anticipated	Expected hopefully.
credible	Credulous. Completely credible testimony.
expected	Considered likely or probable to happen or arrive. The expected high temperatures are well above normal for this time of year.
feasible	Likely; probable. The most feasible explanation.
foreseeable	Capable of being anticipated. The situation is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.
likely	Likely but not certain to be or become true or real. A likely topic for investigation.
most likely	Quantifier meaning the greatest in number.
odds-on	Having a better than even chance of success.
possible	Having as much or as little of a specified quality as can be achieved. It is possible that he will have to return to hospital.
potential	Existing in possibility. A potential problem.
predictable	Able to be predicted. The market is volatile and never predictable.
ten to one	Being one more than nine.

Usage Examples of "Probable" as an adjective

• The probable consequences of going ahead with the scheme.
• It is probable that the economic situation will deteriorate further.
• The probable consequences of his action.
• He foresaw a probable loss.

Associations of "Probable" (30 Words)

able	Having considerable skill proficiency or intelligence. Human beings are able to walk on two feet.
arguable	Able to be argued or asserted. A highly arguable assumption.
believable	Capable of being believed. A drama that lacks believable characters.
bound	Headed or intending to head in a certain direction often used as a combining form as in college bound students. What he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior.
chance	Occurring or appearing or singled out by chance. I gave her a chance to answer.
connection	(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship. The plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta.
credible	Appearing to merit belief or acceptance. Few people found his story credible.
likelihood	The state or fact of something’s being likely; probability. Young people who can see no likelihood of finding employment.
likely	Likely but not certain to be or become true or real. Likely candidates for the job.
odds	The balance of advantage; superiority in strength, power, or resources. He offered odds of two to one.
opportunity	A time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something. The night drive gave us the opportunity of spotting rhinos.
percent	A proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred.
percentage	Personal benefit or advantage. I hope to be on a percentage.
plausible	Apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing. It seems plausible that one of two things may happen.
possibility	A thing that may be chosen or done out of several possible alternatives. There is no possibility of any government achieving this level of expenditure.
possible	The highest possible score especially in a shooting competition. Possible uses of nuclear power.
potential	Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future. A campaign to woo potential customers.
potentiality	Latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness. The technology is still relatively not well known in spite of its great potentiality.
presumable	Capable of being inferred on slight grounds.
presumptive	Giving grounds for the inference of a fact or of the appropriate interpretation of the law. A strong presumptive case is made out.
probability	The quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event. For a time revolution was a strong probability.
probably	Almost certainly; as far as one knows or can tell. He is probably out of the country.
prospect	The possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring. Norwich s unbeaten heavyweight prospect.
prospective	Likely to happen at a future date. Prospective earnings.
scientifically	In a way that relates to or is used in science. Scientifically minded people.
seem	Seem to be true probable or apparent. I seem to remember giving you very precise instructions.
tend	Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something be inclined. The orbit tends to infinity.
tied	(of aid or an international loan) given subject to the condition that it should be spent on goods or services from the donor or lender. A neatly tied package.
trammel	An adjustable pothook set in a fireplace. We have no wish to be trammelled by convention.
volition	The act of making a choice. The exercise of their volition we construe as revolt.