presumable

American  

[pri-zoo-muh-buhl] / prɪˈzu mə bəl /

adjective

1. capable of being taken for granted; probable.

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presumable British  

/ prɪˈzjuːməbəl /

adjective

1. able to be presumed or taken for granted

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Other Word Forms

• unpresumable adjective
• unpresumably adverb

Etymology

Origin of presumable

First recorded in 1685–95; presume + -able

Example Sentences

After they were separated, the presumable competing factions stood facing one another: Rhaenyra, Daemon and the Sea Snake on one side, Alicent and Ser Criston on the other.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2022

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

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2020

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2020

In those weeks, many people like Freeman-Daily rode out presumable cases of Covid-19 in their homes, without in-person care from doctors, or even concrete knowledge of exactly what they were weathering.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2020

Thus a merchant in filling an order for goods has always been at liberty to send with them the invoice, or any other communication, having presumable reference to them.

From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Smith, William, Sir