possibility
Something that could
Possibility is something that could happen or be true.
It ranges from the barely conceivable to the highly likely: There's a possibility of rain.
In the plural, possibilities often suggests potential or promise: The job has real possibilities.
We need to consider all the possibilities before deciding.
Chance something will occur
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- plausibilitySeeming likely true
- feasibilityPotential for success
credibility · viability · reasonableness · conceivability · imaginability · statistical · percentage · calculation
Likelihood of occurrence
- openingGap or start
- optionAvailable course of action
- windowGlass-fitted wall opening
- doorHinged room barrier
avenue · pathway · prospect · break · slot · vacancy · niche · alternative
Power to accomplish tasks
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- aptitudeInnate capability
- talentInborn aptitude
- giftItem given freely
ability · promise · latent · dormant · untapped · unrealized · budding · emerging
Stake on uncertain outcome
- hazardSource of potential harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- threatIndication of potential harm
jeopardy · exposure · vulnerability · downside · pitfall · uncertainty · precariousness · liability
Expression of uncertainty
- perhapsExpressing uncertainty
- conceivablyWithin imagination's reach
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
iffy · doubtful · unclear · ambiguous · undetermined · open-ended · contingent · conditional
likelihood
Chance something will occur
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- plausibilitySeeming likely true
feasibility · credibility · viability · reasonableness · conceivability · imaginability · statistical · percentage · calculation · estimation
chance
Likelihood of occurrence
door · avenue · pathway · prospect · break · slot · vacancy · niche · alternative · route
capability
Power to accomplish tasks
gift · ability · promise · latent · dormant · untapped · unrealized · budding · emerging · nascent
gamble
Stake on uncertain outcome
threat · jeopardy · exposure · vulnerability · downside · pitfall · uncertainty · precariousness · liability · contingency
maybe
Expression of uncertainty
- perhapsExpressing uncertainty
- conceivablyWithin imagination's reach
- questionableOf uncertain validity
tentative · iffy · doubtful · unclear · ambiguous · undetermined · open-ended · contingent · conditional · unknown
dream
Sleeping mind's narrative
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- visionAbility to see
- optimismTendency to expect good
wishful · desire · yearning · longing · faith · belief · idealism · imagination · fantasy · utopia
- possibilitieschance, likelihood, odds, prospect, opportunity
- hopehopefulness, optimism, expectation, anticipation, wish
- speculationconjecture, guess, guessing, speculation, hypothesis
- what-ifswhat if, hypothetical, thought experiment, speculation, conjecture
- Future conceptsfuture, tomorrow, prophecy, innovation, progress
- hypotheticalshypothesis, hypothetical, what-if, what if, conjecture
possibilityimpossibility
State of being unachievable
impossible · impossibleness · unfeasibility · impracticability · infeasibility
possibilitycertainty
Total absence of doubt
inevitability · necessity · surety · foregone conclusion · guarantee
possibilityimpossibility
State of being unachievable
limitation · constraint · obstacle · barrier · disadvantage