presumptive

adjective

pri-ˈzəm(p)-tiv How to pronounce presumptive (audio)
Definition of presumptivenext
as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable in that climate of fear, an accusation alone was presumptive evidence of guilt

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Recent Examples of presumptive With this week’s exit of Paramount+ streaming head Cindy Holland, Casey Bloys is the presumptive ruler of all streaming at Skydance. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026 The 49ers put together a dominant performance on both sides of the ball, playing perhaps one of their most complete games of the last two years against the presumptive Super Bowl favorites. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Ahern will now face Republican Alan Gordon in the general election, but is expected to be the presumptive winner. — Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026 With no Republican challenger, Ryan is set to move onto the November election as the presumptive winner. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for presumptive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumptive
  1. plausible
  2. credible
  3. probable
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  • The shouts of rejection came in part because there was a plausible scenario under which James would have opened the season at Madison Square Garden in a Knicks uniform.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Three plausible developments are worth tracking, and each comes with something a reader can actually do.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of plausible
Adjective
  • Companies that can demonstrate credible management of environmental and social risks can have access to (better) financing than competitors.
    — Ben Vanpeperstraete, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That familiarity can make a fraudulent request sound credible.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of credible
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  • When a conjunction is probable, SSA/STC service providers alert the operators involved, who then decide whether to undertake a collision-avoidance maneuver.
    — David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The former will undoubtedly be supplied by Jacob Misiorowski, the Brewers’ 24-year-old flame-throwing phenom and probable Cy Young Award winner.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
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“Presumptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumptive. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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