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Presumable vs Presumptive - What's the difference?

presumable | presumptive |

As adjectives the difference between presumable and presumptive

is that presumable is capable of being presumed while presumptive is based on presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief.

presumable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Capable of being presumed.

    • Related terms

    *presumably *presume *presumption

    presumptive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Based on presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief
    • By late May, he was already considered his party's presumptive nominee.
  • making presumptions; behaving as one who presumes, who assumes that which they perhaps shouldn't.
    • Forgive me for being presumptive , but aren't you and Mark engaged?

    Related terms

    * heir presumptive

    Synonyms

    * (based on presumption) likely, presumed * (making presumptions) presumptuous