Definitions

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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Carney walked back those comments the next day, saying officials were working to make sure the Gordie Howe bridge would open as soon as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Giving it to O'Neill again is the easiest option possible.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“There’s a term for the pattern that drove these situations: tokenmaxxing. The organizational push to use as much AI as possible, as fast as possible,” said Neil Dhar, a senior vice president at IBM Consulting.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Since each trading system has its own stops and targets, it is possible that these can still profit without merely offsetting each other.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Was it possible that the atmosphere of Barracks 28 had affected even this cruel guard?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Vocabulary lists containing possible

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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)

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