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Synonyms for possibility
ˌpɒs əˈbɪl ɪ tipos·si·bil·i·ty
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Wiktionary
possibilitynoun
Synonyms:
contingency, option, choiceAntonyms:
impossibilitypossibilitynoun
The quality of being possible.
Synonyms:
choice, option, contingencyAntonyms:
impossibilitypossibilitynoun
A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
Synonyms:
choice, option, contingencyAntonyms:
impossibilitypossibilitynoun
An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.
Synonyms:
contingency, choice, optionAntonyms:
impossibility
English Synonyms and Antonyms
possibility
An accident is that which happens without any one's direct intention; a chance that which happens without any known cause. If the direct cause of a railroad accident is known, we can not call it a chance. To the theist there is, in strictness, no chance, all things being by divine causation and control; but chance is spoken of where no special cause is manifest: "By chance there came down a certain priest that way," Luke x, 31. We can speak of a game of chance, but not of a game of accident. An incident is viewed as occurring in the regular course of things, but subordinate to the main purpose, or aside from the main design. Fortune is the result of inscrutable controlling forces. Fortune and chance are nearly equivalent, but chance can be used of human effort and endeavor as fortune can not be; we say "he has a chance of success," or "there is one chance in a thousand," where we could not substitute fortune; as personified, Fortune is regarded as having a fitful purpose, Chance as purposeless; we speak of fickle Fortune, blind Chance; "Fortune favors the brave." The slaughter of men is an incident of battle; unexpected defeat, the fortune of war. Since the unintended is often the undesirable, accident tends to signify some calamity or disaster, unless the contrary is expressed, as when we say a fortunate or happy accident. An adventure is that which may turn out ill, a misadventure that which does turn out ill. A slight disturbing accident is a mishap. Compare EVENT; HAZARD.
Synonyms:
accident, adventure, calamity, casualty, chance, contingency, disaster, fortuity, hap, happening, hazard, incident, misadventure, misfortune, mishapAntonyms:
appointment, calculation, certainty, decree, fate, foreordination, intention, law, necessity, ordainment, ordinance, plan, preparation, provision, purposePreposition:
The accident of birth; an accident to the machinery.
Princeton's WordNet
possibilitynoun
a future prospect or potential
"this room has great possibilities"
Synonyms:
opening, possibleness, theory, hypothesis, possible actionAntonyms:
impossibility, impossiblenesspossibility, possiblenessnoun
capability of existing or happening or being true
"there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
Synonyms:
opening, possibleness, theory, hypothesis, possible actionAntonyms:
impossibleness, impossibilityhypothesis, possibility, theorynoun
a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
"a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
Synonyms:
theory, possibleness, surmisal, hypothesis, opening, guess, conjecture, possible action, supposition, surmise, speculationAntonyms:
impossibleness, impossibilitypossibility, possible action, openingnoun
a possible alternative
"bankruptcy is always a possibility"
Synonyms:
opening move, opening night, chess opening, curtain raising, theory, hatchway, scuttle, initiative, opening, possible action, gap, first step, orifice, hypothesis, possibleness, portaAntonyms:
impossibility, impossibleness
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
possibilitynoun
Synonyms:
potentiality
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
possibilitynoun
Synonyms:
potentiality, contingencyAntonyms:
impossibility
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "possibility":
opportunity, chance, option, potential, possibilities, ability, feasibility, likelihood, prospect, possible, eventuality, able, probability, opportunities, risk, scope
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#633 | possible | |
#727 | able | |
#876 | risk | |
#1144 | opportunities | |
#1178 | choice | |
#1224 | potential | |
#1313 | option | |
#1358 | opportunity | |
#1589 | ability | |
#1649 | theory | |
#1885 | chance | |
#2265 | opening | |
#2310 | adventure | |
#2773 | guess | |
#3270 | scope | |
#3455 | initiative | |
#3865 | accident | |
#4114 | gap | |
#4134 | disaster | |
#4175 | possibility | |
#4926 | incident | |
#5099 | probability | |
#5437 | happening | |
#7122 | possibilities | |
#7304 | hazard | |
#7939 | prospect | |
#8627 | hypothesis | |
#9477 | likelihood | |
#11480 | feasibility | |
#13105 | casualty | |
#14041 | speculation | |
#14434 | contingency | |
#22736 | conjecture | |
#25403 | hap | |
#27549 | porta | |
#31190 | misfortune | |
#34052 | calamity | |
#37481 | orifice | |
#43262 | mishap | |
#48037 | supposition | |
#66872 | surmise | |
#70897 | scuttle | |
#70941 | eventuality | |
#81876 | misadventure | |
#228653 | hatchway |
How to use possibility in a sentence?
We've sort of got interested in this. It's not beyond the realms of possibility, and we know that there were relics moving out of the Middle East in the fourth and fifth century.
I completely disregarded [ a nomination ] as a possibility, i just considered it to be such a long shot... It was actually Bill who texted me. I was in my hotel room getting ready to go to set for' Bill Ted 3, and Bill texted me,' Congrats, dude.' That's it -- no exclamation point, no nothing. I was like,' On what ? Did the show get nominated ?' And he said,' You got nominated,' So that was a really, really cool moment. And I just kind of had to stare at the floor for a few minutes.
The United States is prepared to explore the possibility of establishing with Russia joint mechanisms for ensuring stability, including no-fly zones, on the ground ceasefire observers, and coordinated delivery of humanitarian assistance, if our two countries work together to establish stability on the ground, it will lay a foundation for progress on the settlement of Syria's political future.
There is no evidence really to say. Most of the scientific community, myself included, think that is a possibility, butfar more likely, this was anatural way in which a virusleft a bat, maybe traveled throughsome other species and got tohumans.
This idea that they don't have oil to drill and to bring up is simply not true, this piece of the Republicans talking about' President Joe Biden on Tuesday shut down fields,' wrong. We ought to be able to work something out whereby they're able to increase refining capacity and still not give up on transitioning to renewable energy. They're both within realm of possibility.
Translations for possibility
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- احتمالArabic
- possibilitatCatalan, Valencian
- možnostCzech
- mulighedDanish
- MöglichkeitGerman
- δυνατότηταGreek
- ebleco, ebloEsperanto
- posibilidadSpanish
- امکانPersian
- mahdollisuusFinnish
- possibilitéFrench
- féidearthachtIrish
- jargaghtManx
- संभावनाHindi
- lehetőségHungarian
- possibilitateInterlingua
- possibilitàItalian
- 可能性Japanese
- 가능성Korean
- galimybėLithuanian
- āheitangaMāori
- kemungkinanMalay
- mogelijkheidDutch
- mulighetNorwegian
- możliwośćPolish
- possibilidadePortuguese
- pussaivladadRomansh
- posibilitate, posibilRomanian
- возмо́жностьRussian
- mogúćnōst, могу́ћно̄стSerbo-Croatian
- mundësiAlbanian
- möjlighetSwedish
- mögod, mögVolapük
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