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Synonyms for presumable

  • adjective

Most common

apparent probable

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Surmisable

surmisable, supposable

2. Probable

likely, probable, apparent, reasonable, credible

Other

thinkable

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Capable of being presumed, or being presumed as such.

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or Presumable?

Presumable implies that a thing may be reasonably supposed beforehand without any full knowledge of the facts.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • apparent The company turned him down for no apparent reason.
  • probable It is probable that he will win the speech contest.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
presumablefalling
apparentfalling
probablefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
likely2
8 letters
apparent3, probable3, credible3
9 letters
thinkable
10 letters
reasonable4, surmisable, supposable

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (likely2 = 2 syllables).