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possibility

/ possibility /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a possible alternative
"bankruptcy is always a possibility"
Type of:
option alternative choice
Kinds of:
possible
noun Sense 2
a future prospect or potential
"this room has great possibilities"
Type of:
expectation outlook prospect
noun Sense 3
capability of existing or happening or being true
"there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
Opposites:
impossibility impossibleness
Type of:
being beingness existence
Kinds of:
conceivableness conceivability achievability attainability attainableness
noun Sense 4
a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
"a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"
"he proposed a fresh theory"
Type of:
concept conception construct
Kinds of:
model theoretical account framework speculation conjecture
Has parts:
theory
Derived:
speculate theorize theorise conjecture hypothesize
Semantic Complexity
88%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
2
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option alternative choice possible expectation outlook prospect being beingness existence conceivableness conceivability