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| 1. | Capable of being proved. | ||||||||||
| 2. | Having more evidence for than against; supported by evidence which inclines the mind to believe, but leaves some room for doubt; likely. | ||||||||||
| 3. | Rendering probable; supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating;
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| Noun | 1. | probable - an applicant likely to be chosen |
| Adj. | 1. | probable - likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" Antonyms: improbable, unlikely - not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event" |
| 2. | probable - apparently destined; "the probable consequences of going ahead with the scheme" |
PROBABLE. That which has the appearance of truth; that which appears to be founded in reason.
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