supposable

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /səˈpoʊzəbəl/ UK /səˈpəʊzəbəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #626652

Meanings

1

adj
capable of being supposed, imagined, or assumed

In a supposable case, a person's present illness might result from earlier voluntary choices.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · capable of being supposed,... conceivable imaginablepresumable

Opposites

inconceivable impossible

Word family

Derived forms supposability

Related forms suppose supposition

Etymology

Formed from suppose + -able. Suppose comes through Old French from Latin supponere, "to place under" and hence "to assume."

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