possibilities
Things that might happen
Possibilities are things that might happen or be true—outcomes not yet determined.
The word implies openness rather than certainty: The possibilities are endless.
Someone with possibilities has potential for development or success.
To explore the possibilities is to consider options before committing: Let's discuss the possibilities over lunch.
Available courses of action
- choicesAvailable options to pick
- alternativesOther available options
- avenuesWide urban streets
- pathsCourses for travel
doors · openings · chances · prospects · ventures · routes · scenarios · breaks
Capacity for original thought
- ideationForming mental concepts
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- inventionNew device or method
- innovationCreating something original
dreaming · visioning · speculation · exploration · experimentation · wonderment · daydreaming · conjecture
Quantified chance of occurrence
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
variability · risk · ambiguity · indeterminacy · fluctuation · maybe · perhaps · likelihood
Strong desire for achievement
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
- optimismTendency to expect good
- faithTrust without proof
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
desire · ambition · belief · confidence · promise · inspiration · enthusiasm · anticipation
Not yet utilized
- latentPresent but inactive
- unrealizedNot made actual
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- dormantInactive but capable
capacity · capability · promise · aptitude · talent · gift · ability · prospect
Path of moving object
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- visionAbility to see
destiny · fate · projections · trends · evolution · development · progress · advancement
options
Available courses of action
- choicesAvailable options to pick
- alternativesOther available options
- avenuesWide urban streets
paths · doors · openings · chances · prospects · ventures · routes · scenarios · breaks · windows
creativity
Capacity for original thought
- ideationForming mental concepts
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- inventionNew device or method
innovation · dreaming · visioning · speculation · exploration · experimentation · wonderment · daydreaming · conjecture · hypothesis
probability
Quantified chance of occurrence
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
randomness · variability · risk · ambiguity · indeterminacy · fluctuation · maybe · perhaps · likelihood · odds
aspiration
Strong desire for achievement
yearning · desire · ambition · belief · confidence · promise · inspiration · enthusiasm · anticipation · longing
untapped
Not yet utilized
- latentPresent but inactive
- unrealizedNot made actual
- undevelopedNot fully formed
dormant · capacity · capability · promise · aptitude · talent · gift · ability · prospect · emerging
trajectory
Path of moving object
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- outlookAttitude toward the future
vision · destiny · fate · projections · trends · evolution · development · progress · advancement · growth
- What Could Happenoutcomes, scenarios, probabilities, hypotheticals, consequences
- decision makingchoice, preference, picking, selection, options
- creative thinkingbrainstorming, imagination, creativity, innovation, ideation
- Abstractsabstractions, concepts, ideas, properties, qualities
- waysway, way in, way out, this way, that way
possibilitiesimpossibilities
Things that cannot exist
impossible · impossibility · non-starters · dead ends · no-go
possibilitiescertainties
Assured truths
inevitabilities · foregone conclusions · certainty · actualities · facts
possibilitieslimitations
Imposed or inherent bounds
constraints · restrictions · barriers · obstacles · impossibilities