POSSIBILITY

POS ·SI ·BI ·LI ·TY 5 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 11 letters 🎲 Scrabble 18 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. a future prospect or potential
  2. capability of existing or happening or being true
  3. a tentative insight into the natural world
  4. a possible alternative

💬 Examples

  • "this room has great possibilities"
  • "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
  • "a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena"
  • "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"

🔗 Similar words

possiblenesshypothesistheorypossible_actionopening
← Unscramble POSSIBILITY