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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The regime will also have to consider anew the possibility of U.S. air strikes to destroy its oil-export infrastructure at Kharg Island.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Rangers' incredible fightback from two goals down to thump Falkirk 6-3 has put the spotlight even more on the possibility of Scotland's thrilling three-team title race being decided on goal difference.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The arrangement of burials at the site raises the possibility that Tinshemet Cave served as a dedicated burial area or even an early cemetery.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

And there is always the possibility that hostilities might reignite.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

If I encouraged Ma, she’d charge ahead, determined to turn a possibility into a firm reality.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Vocabulary lists containing possibility

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