possibles
Things that might
Possibles is the plural of possible used as a noun—things that might happen, candidates who might qualify, or outcomes that remain uncertain.
Sports commentators discuss possibles for the draft.
Planners consider all the possibles before deciding.
The word treats potential outcomes as countable items rather than abstract probability.
Other available options
- choicesAvailable options to pick
- candidatesThose seeking selection
- contendersThose seeking to win
- selectionsChosen items from options
prospects · scenarios · picks · proposals · routes · paths · avenues · solutions
Chance something will occur
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- chancesProbabilities of occurrence
- plausibilitySeeming likely true
- feasibilityPotential for success
viability · uncertainty · maybe · perhaps · conceivably · hypothetically · potentially · contingency
Expected future outcomes
- capabilitiesPowers to perform tasks
- promiseCommitment to act
- opportunitiesFavorable times to act
- aspirationsDeeply held goals
talent · capacity · abilities · aptitude · growth · latent · unrealized · dormant
alternatives
Other available options
- choicesAvailable options to pick
- candidatesThose seeking selection
- contendersThose seeking to win
selections · prospects · scenarios · picks · proposals · routes · paths · avenues · solutions · approaches
likelihood
Chance something will occur
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- chancesProbabilities of occurrence
- plausibilitySeeming likely true
feasibility · viability · uncertainty · maybe · perhaps · conceivably · hypothetically · potentially · contingency · scenarios
prospects
Expected future outcomes
- capabilitiesPowers to perform tasks
- promiseCommitment to act
- opportunitiesFavorable times to act
aspirations · talent · capacity · abilities · aptitude · growth · latent · unrealized · dormant · nascent
possiblesimpossibles
Things that cannot occur
certainties · impossibilities · inevitabilities · sureties · sure things
possiblesrejects
Refuses or discards
definites · probables · certainties · exclusions · also-rans
- as soon as possibleAt the earliest time
- if possibleContingent on feasibility
- as much as possibleTo the maximum extent
- whenever possibleAt any opportunity that arises
- not possibleUnable to occur
- it's possible