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Attainable vs Probable - What's the difference?

attainable | probable |

As adjectives the difference between attainable and probable

is that attainable is able to be achieved, accomplished or obtained while probable is likely or most likely to be true.

As a noun attainable

is anything that can be attained.

attainable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be achieved, accomplished or obtained.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that can be attained.
  • * 1971 , Murray Friedman, Overcoming middle class rage (page 223)
  • So is good housing and medical care and all the other attainables which lead to a better life.

    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.
  • Antonyms

    * improbable

    See also

    * possible * probeable