Is there a word that's more certain than tentative but less certain than certain?

[thirtythree]

Say you were 90% sure what your schedule would be next semester, and at most, one little thing will change. Calling that schedule tentative makes it seem like there's a much better chance of it changing, perhaps dramatically. Is there another word that would fit better?

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Probable

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Probable

:thumbsup:

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Probable

 

[Analog]

Likely.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: Analog
Likely.

That's what I had thought, but then I realized it didn't make sense in the context.

 

[thirtythree]

Hmm. How 'bout something between probable and tentative? My example may have been a bit extreme.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Probable is 90%. We need more details about the situation in order to give you an exact word.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

How about something between dumbass and retarded? Maybe a word somewhere between lazy and slothlike? If the examples given are not to your liking remove your head from a place between your knees and your waist and grab a book that's between an encyclopedia and a dictionary.

 

[thirtythree]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
How about something between dumbass and retarded? Maybe a word somewhere between lazy and slothlike? If the examples given are not to your liking remove your head from a place between your knees and your waist and grab a book that's between an encyclopedia and a dictionary.

I tried a thesaurus. You don't need to contribute anything further to the thread if you don't want to. Thanks.

 

[compnovice]

In all probability my schedule next semester will be......

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
How about something between dumbass and retarded? Maybe a word somewhere between lazy and slothlike? If the examples given are not to your liking remove your head from a place between your knees and your waist and grab a book that's between an encyclopedia and a dictionary.

Well played. :thumbsup:

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: compnovice
In all probability my schedule next semester will be......

"In all probable likely certain circumstances, my schedule next semester should be expected to be.."

 

[SlitheryDee]

reasonable expectation?

 

[freakflag]

Moderate certainty.

I can say with moderate certainty that my schedule next semester will be a b!tch.

 

[Legendary]

likelihood

 

[BlancoNino]

Granola

 

[HardcoreRobot]

probable possible likely expected maybe

 

[Gimli43Orcs]

almost certainly

 

[mrkun]

How about "I'm almost/mostly certain that my schedule next semester will be..." or "It's highly probable that..." Although, the latter sounds less personal and strangely, seems to convey (to me at least) that you, personally, still aren't very certain, regardless of the reality of the situation.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: freakflag
Moderate certainty.

I can say with moderate certainty that my schedule next semester will be a b!tch.

There's no such thing as a moderate certainty. Certainty is an absolute. It either is or it isn't certain, it can't be qualified with degrees.