more probable

ADJECTIVE

likely to happen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apparent credible feasible plausible possible presumed reasonable

STRONG

mortal rational

WEAK

believable earthly illusory in the cards most likely odds-on ostensible presumable seeming

Antonyms

STRONGEST

implausible impossible improbable inconceivable unbelievable unlikely unreasonable

Example Sentences

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She and two others said at the time that the Fed should ditch the language in its official statement that subtly suggested a rate cut was still more probable than a rate increase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

From a strictly formal standpoint, it is more probable for the patterns that make up our memories and observations to arise from random entropy fluctuations than from a real sequence of past events.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

That is swiftly becoming more and more probable.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

In the end, we think that what the D.C. panel has done makes a May or June trial a more probable scenario.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2024

“The hand, I guess, would be more probable than the head.”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson