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

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Wiktionary4.0 / 1 vote

  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

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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.

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  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

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. possibilitynoun

    Synonyms:
    potentiality

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. possibilitynoun

    Synonyms:
    potentiality, contingency

    Antonyms:
    impossibility

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How to use possibility in a sentence?

  1. Carly Fiorina:

    I want this nation to be once again a place of limitless possibility for everyone.

  2. Jeb Bush:

    He's not taking the responsibility, the possibility of being president of the United States really seriously. For him, it looks as though he's an actor playing a role of the candidate for president. Not boning up on the issues, not having a broad sense of the responsibilities of what it is to be a president, across the spectrum of foreign policy, Mr. Trump talks about things as though he's still on 'The Apprentice.'.

  3. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

    A left-wing government will come to power, this possibility exists.

  4. The CFTC:

    I strongly support the proposal, it contains number of common sense risk controls that I believe recognize the benefits that automated trading has brought to the markets while seeking to protect against the possibility of break down and disruption that can come with it.

  5. Jason Davis:

    We are not excluding the possibility of another case a year down the road.


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