Presumable (Adjective)
Meaning
Capable of being inferred on slight grounds.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- That she would want the promotion was a presumption based on her long-held career ambitions and job performance.
- The neighbors' behavior was quiet and unremarkable, leading some people to make the presumable guess that they were retired.
- As a world traveler, her wealth was the presumable source of speculation by her less financially fortunate friends.
- A likely explanation is that the thieves, whose getaway car had a distinctive spoiler, broke down and abandoned the vehicle at the side of the road, which is a presumable outcome given their dubious repair and maintenance practices.
- Given his lack of experience, it was presumable that he underestimated the risks associated with such a project and ultimately ended up overwhelmed and overextended.