Showing results for more probable. Search instead for more+problem.

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

At a later time, it is more probable that the system will be in a disordered state than in an ordered one because there are more disordered states.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking