probable

1. 1.

   an applicant likely to be chosen

   Broaderapplicant

Other forms of probable

plural

probables·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about probable

What does probable mean?

probable means "likely but not certain to be or become true or real". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in probable?

probable has 3 syllables: pro-ba-ble. The stress falls on "pro". In IPA it is /ˈpɹɑbəbəl/.

What is another word for probable?

Close synonyms include likely. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of probable?

The recorded antonyms are improbable.

Is probable a common word?

probable is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with probable?

1 word rhymes with probable. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.