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91inferential — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. probable, presumed, to be inferred, to be expected; see likely 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Presumed to be true, real, or genuine, especially on inconclusive grounds: conjectural, hypothetic, hypothetical,… …
92presumptive — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. assumptive, circumstantial, possible; see hypothetical 1 , likely 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Based on probability or presumption: assumptive, likely, presumable, probable, prospective. Idiom: taken for… …
93speculative — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Thoughtful] Syn. contemplative, meditative, pensive; see thoughtful 1 . 2. [Involving risk] Syn. unsafe, insecure, risky; see dangerous 1 , uncertain 2 . Ant. safe*, certain, sure. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …
94supposed — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. assumed, presumed, alleged, presupposed; see likely 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. assumed, presumed, figured, expected, thought, guessed, imagined, reckoned, suspected, theorized, believed, understood. ANT.:… …
95suppositious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. counterfeit, spurious, deceptive, fictitious; see false 2 , 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Fraudulently or deceptively imitative: bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, fraudulent, phony, sham, spurious,… …
96uncertain — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Doubtful in mind] Syn. dubious, undecided, in a quandary; see doubtful 2 . 2. [Not determined] Syn. undecided, undetermined, unsettled, doubtful, changeable, unpredictable, improbable, unlikely, unfixed, unsure,… …
97hypothetic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Existing only in concept and not in reality: abstract, hypothetical, ideal, theoretical, transcendent, transcendental. See REAL. 2. Presumed to be true, real, or genuine, especially on inconclusive grounds:… …
98supposititious — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Fraudulently or deceptively imitative: bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, fraudulent, phony, sham, spurious, suppositious. See TRUE. 2. Presumed to be true, real, or genuine, especially on inconclusive grounds:… …
99suppositive — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Presumed to be true, real, or genuine, especially on inconclusive grounds: conjectural, hypothetic, hypothetical, inferential, presumptive, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious. See BELIEF …
100will, would — The plan would be phased in over 10 years and will involve extra national insurance contributions (Times). The problem here is an inconsistency between what grammarians call the protasis (the condition) and the apodosis (the consequence). The …
