possibility synonyms

possibility

n.

  1. The condition of being possible

    plausibility, feasibility, potentiality, likelihood; see chance 1, probability.

  2. A possible happening

    hazard, chance, contingency, occasion, circumstance, hope, occurrence, fortuity, hap, happening, outside chance, incident, instance; see also accident 2, event 1, opportunity 1.

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