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possible

[pos-uh-buhl] / ˈpɒs ə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
likely, attainable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
achievable available conceivable desirable feasible imaginable potential probable viable
STRONG
breeze cinch dependent expedient hopeful hypothetical pushover setup snap welcome
WEAK
accessible adventitious advisable can-do credible doable dormant duck soup easy as pie fortuitous indeterminate latent no sweat obtainable piece of cake practicable promising realizable simple as ABC thinkable uncertain within reach workable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
impossible improbable inconceivable unimaginable unlikely unpractical unreasonable unthinkable
WEAK
unattainable ungettable unrealizable

Example Sentences

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Authorities were investigating after the discovery Sunday afternoon of possible human remains at a Long Beach park as visitors gathered to celebrate Easter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Investigators believe Nancy Guthrie was taken against her will from her home near Tucson, Arizona, but have not shared a possible motive or arrested a suspect.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Dimon has said he looks at a range of possible outcomes, and he isn’t predicting that they will happen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

I asked him what kind of healing might be possible, spiritual or otherwise, under these conditions.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Is it possible that I am to blame, but not to punish?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.