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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1. Scott Young:

   This is not something I thought was a possibility, it’s just sad and disheartening.

2. Chip Saltsman:

   Whatever scenario you would ask about -- is that a possibility? Yes, is it going to happen? I don't know.

3. Marcus Silbe:

   QSC noted that the access to a network is crucial for the company. This does, however, not exclude the possibility of selling the network and still using the network in the form of a corporation.

4. Alan Cominsky:

   If there is a void space, we want to make sure we’re given every possibility of a survivor. That’s why we can’t just go in and move things erratically, because that’s going to have the worst outcome possible.

5. Lim Eul-chul:

   It is too early to draw any conclusion about her status, as she is still a Central Committee member and there’s a possibility that she has taken up other important posts.