Possibility

Noun

 * 1) The quality of being possible.
 * 2) A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
 * 3) An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.

Synonyms

 * option
 * choice
 * contingency
 * See also Thesaurus:option

Antonyms

 * impossibility

Derived terms

 * logical possibility
 * possibility theory

Related terms

 * impossibility
 * possible
 * potence
 * potency
 * potent
 * potentate
 * potential
 * potentiality
 * power

Adjectives for Possibility
limping; limitless; remote; easy; dramatic; profit; abstract; contingent; dismal; money-saving; opulent; honest; transcendent; tremendous; horrid;  far-reaching;  awful; flexible;  domestic-social;   undiminished ; mental; generous; evolutional; fearful charming; plausible; iridescent; future subsequent; divine; envisioned; improbable extravagant; rhythmic; unfathomable; serene.

Verbs for Possibility
afford—; appreciate—; bolster—; broach—; comprehend—; deny—; determine—; diminish—; disclose—; dissipate—; embroider—; entertain—; envisage—; exhaust—; exploit —; explore—; face—; jump at—; open—; preclude—; raise—; realize—; reject—; ridicule—; rule out—; —appeals to; —dawns upon; —looms; —lurks in; —pales.

Thesaurus
admissibility, aptitude, aptness, best bet, capacity, chance, conceivability, contingency, delitescence, dormancy, eventuality, favorable prospect, feasibility, good chance, good opportunity, good possibility, latency, latent content, latent meaningfulness, latentness, liability, liableness, likelihood, likeliness, main chance, obligation, odds, odds-on, odds-on chance, opportunity, plausibility, possibilities, potential, potentiality, probability, promise, proneness, prospect, sporting chance, sure bet, sure thing, virtuality, weakness, well-grounded hope

Etymology
< possibilitee: <  possibilite: <  possibilitas: <  possibilis:; see possible.

Translations

 * Albanian: mundësi
 * Arabic:
 * Chinese: 可能性 (kěnéng xìng)
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: eblo, ebleco
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: δυνατότητα
 * Hungarian:
 * Interlingua: possibilitate


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 可能性 (かのうせい, kanō sei)
 * Korean: 가능성 (ganeungseong)
 * Lithuanian: galimybė
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian:
 * Polish: możliwość
 * Portuguese: possibilidade
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Volapük: mög