Presumptive vs Probable - What's the difference?
presumptive | probable |
Based on presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief
making presumptions; behaving as one who presumes, who assumes that which they perhaps shouldn't.
Likely or most likely to be true.
Likely to happen.
Supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating.
(obsolete) Capable of being proved.
As adjectives the difference between presumptive and probable
is that presumptive is based on presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief while probable is likely or most likely to be true.presumptive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- By late May, he was already considered his party's presumptive nominee.
- Forgive me for being presumptive , but aren't you and Mark engaged?
Synonyms
* (based on presumption) likely, presumed * (making presumptions) presumptuousprobable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- It's probable that it will rain tomorrow.
- The probable source of the failure was the mass of feathers in the intake manifold.
- With all the support we have, success is looking probable .
- probable''' evidence; '''probable presumption
- (Blackstone)