Presumptive vs Prohibitive - What's the difference?
presumptive | prohibitive |
Based on presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief
making presumptions; behaving as one who presumes, who assumes that which they perhaps shouldn't.
Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.
As adjectives the difference between presumptive and prohibitive
is that presumptive is based on presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief while prohibitive is tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.As a noun prohibitive is
(linguistics) negative imperative.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) presumptuousprohibitive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Some countries are more prohibitive than others when it comes to hot topics like euthanasia and cloning.
- I'd like to visit Europe someday, but the cost is prohibitive right now.