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possibility

[pos-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌpɒs əˈbɪl ɪ ti /
NOUN
feasibility, likelihood; chance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
action circumstance hazard hope incident opportunity probability prospect risk
STRONG
achievability attainableness break contingency fling fluke fortuity happening instance liability likeliness occasion occurrence odds plausibility play potentiality practicability prayer shot stab toss-up
WEAK
fair shake fifty-fifty outside chance workableness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
certainty safety surety
STRONG
plan
WEAK
impossibility impossible unfeasibility unlikelihood

Example Sentences

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Only “some” officials judged there was a “strong case” for the Fed to be open to the possibility that the next move could be a rate hike.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Another uncertainty is the possibility of sea mines, says Thomas Kazakos, secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The siblings begin to awaken to the possibility of their liberation, from both the Communist regime and the paralyzing taboos of their aristocratic upbringing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

But in 1970, physicist Stephen Hawking proposed another possibility.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

“If there’s the possibility that they might not let him back in, why did he go?”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu