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probability

[prob-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌprɒb əˈbɪl ɪ ti /
NOUN
likelihood of something happening
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anticipation chance contingency expectation feasibility odds possibility prospect
STRONG
chances conceivability credibility hazard liability likeliness plausibility practicability prayer presumption promise reasonableness shot toss-up
WEAK
outside chance snowball's chance
Antonyms
STRONGEST
certainty unlikelihood
STRONG
reality
WEAK
improbability

Example Sentences

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But the smoothness of this mission - from launch to lunar flyby - has shifted the probability in the right direction.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“We believe RBA rate hikes and higher fuel prices increase the probability that a slowdown takes hold in coming months,” the U.S. bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Traders were pricing in a 77.6% chance that the Fed will remain on hold in December, up from 76.3% on Thursday, while also seeing a small but increased probability of a rate hike by year-end.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Rising energy prices have increased the probability of either interest rate hikes or delayed cuts by central banks wary of inflation, UBS noted.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

If the probability is 1/10,000 or 1/1,000,000 or one in a gazillion, it comes out the same.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife