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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | probable, apt, hopeful |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, achievable, anticipated, assuring, attainable, believeable, conceivable, conjecturable, credible, destined, disposed, expected, fair, favorite, feasible, given to, imaginable, in favor of, in the cards, in the habit of, inclined, inferable, liable, odds-on, on the verge of, ostensible, plausible, possible, practicable, predisposed, presumable, promising, prone, rational, reasonable, seeming, subject to, supposable, tending, thinkable, true, up-and-coming, verisimilar, workable |
| Notes: | apt is for general probabilities, likely is for specific probabilities; liable and prone indicate a probability arising as a regrettable consequence use likely if you mean 'probable, expected'; use liable if you mean 'bound by law or obligation' |
| Antonyms: | implausible, inapt, unforeseeable, unlikely |
| Main Entry: | oily |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flattering |
| Synonyms: | bland*, cajoling, coaxing, compliant, fulsome, glib, gushing, hypocritical, ingratiating, insinuating, obsequious, plausible, servile, slick, smarmy, smooth, smooth-tongued, suave, supple, unctuous |
| Antonyms: | hateful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ostensible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alleged, supposed |
| Synonyms: | apparent, avowed, colorable, demonstrative, exhibited, illusive, illusory, likely, manifest, notable, outward, plausible, pretended, professed, purported, quasi, seeming, semblant, so-called, specious, superficial |
| Antonyms: | improbable, obscure, unlikely, vague |
| Main Entry: | palpable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clear, obvious |
| Synonyms: | apparent, appreciable, arresting, believable, blatant, certain, colorable, conspicuous, credible, detectable, discernible, distinct, evident, manifest, noticeable, observable, open, ostensible, patent, perceivable, perceptible, plain, plausible, positive, remarkable, seeming, sensible, straightforward, striking, sure, tangible, unequivocal, unmistakable, visible |
| Antonyms: | hidden, obscure, unclear, vague |
| Main Entry: | persuasive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, influential |
| Synonyms: | actuating, alluring, cogent, compelling, conclusive, convictive, convincing, credible, effectual, efficacious, efficient, eloquent, energetic, enticing, forceful, forcible, impelling, impressive, inducing, inspiring, inveigling, logical, luring, moving, plausible, pointed, potent, powerful, seductive, slick, smooth, sound, stimulating, stringent, strong, swaying, telling, touching, unctuous, valid, weighty, wheedling, winning |
| Antonyms: | dampening, discouraging, disheartening, dissuasive, ineffective, ineffectual |
| Main Entry: | potential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | promising |
| Synonyms: | abeyant, budding, conceivable, dormant, embryonic, future, hidden, imaginable, implied, inherent, latent, likely, lurking, plausible, possible, prepatent, probable, quiescent, thinkable, undeveloped, unrealized, within realm of possibility |
| Antonyms: | helpless, impossible, lacking, unpromising |
| Main Entry: | probable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | likely to happen |
| Synonyms: | apparent, believable, credible, earthly, feasible, illusory, in the cards, mortal, most likely, odds-on, ostensible, plausible, possible, presumable, presumed, rational, reasonable, seeming |
| Notes: | feasible means capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are; possible means capable of happening or existing; probable means likely but not certain to be or become true or real possible means it could happen or be done; probable means it is likely to happen |
| Antonyms: | improbable, unlikely |
| Main Entry: | reasonable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | moderate, tolerable |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, analytical, average, cheap, circumspect, conservative, controlled, discreet, equitable, fair, feasible, fit, honest, humane, impartial, inexpensive, judicious, just, justifiable, knowing, legit, legitimate, low-cost, low-priced, making sense, modest, objective, okay, plausible, politic, proper, prudent, rational, reflective, restrained, right, sane, sapient, sensible, sound, standing to reason, temperate, understandable, unexcessive, unextreme, valid, within reason |
| Antonyms: | expensive, intolerable, outrageous, unreasonable |
| Main Entry: | reasonable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intelligent, practical |
| Synonyms: | advisable, all there, arguable, believable, cerebral, clear-cut, cognitive, commonsensical, conscious, consequent, consistent, cool*, credible, in one's right mind, judicious, justifiable, levelheaded, logical, perceiving, percipient, plausible, ratiocinative, rational, reasoned, reasoning, reflective, sane, sensible, sober, sound, tenable, thought-out, thoughtful, together*, tolerant, unbiased, unprejudiced, well-advised, wise |
| Antonyms: | implausible, impractical, nonsensical, stupid, unreasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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