presumable

[pri-zoo-muh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being taken for granted; probable.

presumable

/ prɪˈzjuːməbəl /

adjective

1. able to be presumed or taken for granted

Other Word Forms

• unpresumable adjective
• unpresumably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of presumable¹

First recorded in 1685–95; presume + -able

Example Sentences

One presumable motivation behind Jonathan Lee’s fourth novel, “The Great Mistake,” is that Green has not been remembered.

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Meanwhile, Rodgers, the presumable NFL MVP this year, has only been to the Super Bowl once before, he has just one ring to Brady’s six.

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Apparently, no one had had the foresight, time or space to deal with that presumable detail.

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The elements of the novel and something of its daffiness are here, though new paths open the way to a presumable second season.

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Far from serving their presumable purpose of saving domestic jobs, that law made the Depression far worse for every country involved.

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