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Anticipated vs Probable - What's the difference?

anticipated | probable |

As adjectives the difference between anticipated and probable

is that anticipated is expected to arrive; scheduled while probable is likely or most likely to be true.

As a verb anticipated

is past tense of anticipate.

anticipated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • expected to arrive; scheduled

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (anticipate)

    • probable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Likely or most likely to be true.
    • It's probable that it will rain tomorrow.
    The probable source of the failure was the mass of feathers in the intake manifold.
  • Likely to happen.
    • With all the support we have, success is looking probable .
  • Supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating.
    • probable''' evidence; '''probable presumption
    (Blackstone)
  • (obsolete) Capable of being proved.

    • Related terms

    * probability * probable cause * probably

    Antonyms

    * improbable

    See also

    * possible * probeable

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