probable

Definition

  • noun: one that is probable
  • adjective: likely to happen or to be true but not certain
  • adjective: supported by evidence strong enough to establish presumption but not proof
  • synonyms: likely, presumptive, equiprobable

Examples

  • His account of what happened is more 'probable' than not. [=his account of what happened is probably true]

  • The lawyer argued that there was a lack of 'probable cause' for a search warrant.

  • It is 'probable' that life exists outside of our planet.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) on Tran now and figure it out later? Because all we have is behavior. Let me get hard evidence, because what we have now is just-- What we have is probable cause. And truckers arming themselves for some good old-fashioned vigilante mayhem. - Tell us about Hector, Brian. (..)
    2001 The Fast and the Furious