Synonyms for possibility
ˌpɒs əˈbɪl ɪ tipos·si·bil·i·ty

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1. possibilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   contingency, option, choice

   Antonyms:
   impossibility

2. possibilitynoun

   The quality of being possible.

   Synonyms:
   choice, option, contingency

   Antonyms:
   impossibility

3. possibilitynoun

   A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.

   Synonyms:
   choice, option, contingency

   Antonyms:
   impossibility

4. possibilitynoun

   An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.

   Synonyms:
   contingency, choice, option

   Antonyms:
   impossibility

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1. 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, mishap

   Antonyms:
   appointment, calculation, certainty, decree, fate, foreordination, intention, law, necessity, ordainment, ordinance, plan, preparation, provision, purpose

   Preposition:
   The accident of birth; an accident to the machinery.

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1. possibilitynoun

   a future prospect or potential

   "this room has great possibilities"

   Synonyms:
   opening, possibleness, theory, hypothesis, possible action

   Antonyms:
   impossibility, impossibleness

2. possibility, 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 action

   Antonyms:
   impossibleness, impossibility

3. hypothesis, 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, speculation

   Antonyms:
   impossibleness, impossibility

4. possibility, 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, porta

   Antonyms:
   impossibility, impossibleness

Matched Categories

1. • Concept
   • Existence
   • Expectation

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1. possibilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   potentiality

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1. possibilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   potentiality, contingency

   Antonyms:
   impossibility

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1. List of paraphrases for "possibility":

   opportunity, chance, option, potential, possibilities, ability, feasibility, likelihood, prospect, possible, eventuality, able, probability, opportunities, risk, scope

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How to use possibility in a sentence?

1. Yasuhide Nakayama:

   We will not rule out any possibility, and we are verifying all information thoroughly, we will not give up until the very end to rescue the two so we can go home together.

2. Charlize Theron:

   She had this look in her eye like she had never really contemplated that that was even a possibility.

3. Ignazio Silone, The God That Failed (1950):

   Liberty is the possibility of doubting, the possibility of making a mistake, the possibility of searching and experimenting, the possibility of saying No to any authority--literary, artistic, philosophic, religious, social and even political.

4. Moti Kahana:

   I had helped another family before this one so I knew this was a possibility.

5. Governor Walker:

   My ability to be even potentially a viable candidate is almost solely driven by how well we do in the state. If the state’s not doing well, I ’m nothing — no possibility of being a candidate.