probable
adjective
[ ˈprɒbəb(ə)l ]
• likely to happen or be the case.
• "it is probable that the economic situation will deteriorate further"
Similar:
likely,
most likely,
odds-on,
expected,
to be expected,
anticipated,
predictable,
foreseeable,
ten to one,
presumed,
potential,
credible,
quite possible,
possible,
feasible,
on the cards,
a good/fair/reasonable bet,
probable
noun
• a person who is likely to become or do something, especially one who is likely to be chosen for a team.
• "Merson and Wright are probables"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘worthy of belief’): via Old French from Latin probabilis, from probare ‘to test, demonstrate’.
