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- achievable
- available
- conceivable
- desirable
- feasible
- imaginable
- potential
- probable
- viable
- breeze
- cinch
- dependent
- expedient
- hopeful
- hypothetical
- pushover
- setup
- snap
- welcome
- accessible
- adventitious
- advisable
- can-do
- credible
- doable
- dormant
- duck soup
- easy as pie
- fortuitous
- indeterminate
- latent
- no sweat
- obtainable
- piece of cake
- practicable
- promising
- realizable
- simple as ABC
- thinkable
- uncertain
- within reach
- workable
On this page you’ll find 95 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to possible, such as: achievable, available, conceivable, desirable, feasible, and imaginable.
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SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO POSSIBLE
- attainable
- available
- door’s always open
- employable
- exposed
- getatable
- handy
- near
- obtainable
- open
- operative
- possible
- practicable
- public
- reachable
- susceptible
- unrestricted
- usable
- acceptable
- allowed
- applicable
- appropriate
- concedable
- fair
- fitting
- just
- justifiable
- lawful
- legal
- legitimate
- licit
- likely
- logical
- not impossible
- not unlikely
- okay
- passable
- permissible
- permitted
- pertinent
- possible
- probable
- proper
- rational
- reasonable
- relevant
- right
- suitable
- tolerable
- tolerated
- warranted
- worthy
- credible
- illusive
- illusory
- likely
- ostensible
- outward
- plausible
- possible
- probable
- semblant
- specious
- superficial
- supposed
- suppositious
- assumed
- likely
- possible
- presumable
- presumed
- probable
- prospective
- supposed
- suppositive
- taken for granted
- accessible
- accomplishable
- at hand
- available
- cherry pie
- duck soup
- easy
- feasible
- gettable
- likely
- no problem
- no sweat
- obtainable
- piece of cake
- possible
- potential
- practicable
- probable
- procurable
- reachable
- realizable
- securable
- accessible
- achievable
- applicable
- at hand
- at one’s disposal
- attainable
- come-at-able
- convenient
- derivable from
- feasible
- free
- getatable
- handy
- obtainable
- on deck
- on hand
- on tap
- open to
- possible
- prepared
- procurable
- purchasable
- reachable
- ready willing and able
- realizable
- securable
- serviceable
- up for grabs
- usable
- vacant
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406 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ pˈɒsəbə͡l], [ pˈɒsəbəl], [ p_ˈɒ_s_ə_b_əl]
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adj.
• acceptable (adjective)
- welcome,
- pleasant,
- desirable,
- tolerable.
• accessible (adjective)
- more getatable,
- ex-posed,
- most possible,
- door always open,
- un-restricted,
- un restricted,
- most getatable,
- doors always open,
- ex posed.
• admissible (adjective)
- Tolerated,
- more concedable,
- more fitting,
- re-levant,
- more tolerated,
- most concedable,
- more acceptable,
- most allowed,
- pertinent,
- all owed,
- all-owed,
- more reasonable,
- logical,
- FAIRER,
- re levant,
- licit,
- more suitable,
- most tolerated,
- more allowed.
• all (adjective)
- possible.
• apparent (adjective)
- most semblant,
- most apparent,
- more semblant,
- most illusory.
• assumptive (adjective)
- taken for granted.
• attainable (adjective)
- realizable,
- procurable,
- no sweat,
- feasible,
- cherry pie,
- no problem,
- Securable,
- obtainable,
- piece of cake.
• available (adjective)
- freest,
- more come at able,
- come at able,
- at one disposal,
- purchasable,
- most come-at-able,
- more convenient,
- at ones disposal,
- pre pared,
- ready willing able,
- open to,
- most come at able,
- pre-pared,
- more come-at-able.
• believable (adjective)
- imaginable,
- impressive,
- credible,
- convincing,
- supposable.
• convincing (adjective)
- in controvertible,
- most believeable,
- more valid,
- more telling,
- most swaying,
- most telling,
- faithful,
- valid,
- in-controvertible,
- more believeable,
- more swaying.
• credible (adjective)
- more probably,
- de-terminative,
- de terminative,
- honest god.
• eventual (adjective)
- de pendent,
- terminal,
- in evitable,
- in cards,
- most ending,
- more resulting,
- ensuing,
- overall,
- in direct,
- de-pendent,
- down pike,
- hind most,
- hind-most,
- in-direct,
- end most,
- end-most,
- more ending,
- in-evitable,
- most resulting,
- down road.
• expedient (adjective)
- most desirable,
- tactical,
- wisest.
• gettable (adjective)
- purcha,
- more purcha,
- most purcha.
• imminent (adjective)
- in offing,
- most handwriting on the wall,
- in air,
- more brewing,
- most inevasible,
- more fast approaching,
- more gathering,
- more fast-approaching,
- un avoidable,
- more handwriting-on-the-wall,
- more unescapable,
- more inevasible,
- fastapproaching,
- un-avoidable,
- most overhanging,
- most fast-approaching,
- more fastapproaching,
- on verge,
- most fastapproaching,
- in escapable,
- more handwriting on the wall,
- overhanging,
- more overhanging,
- fast approaching,
- on horizon,
- in-escapable,
- un-escapable,
- over hanging,
- most gathering,
- over-hanging,
- most unescapable,
- most handwriting-on-the-wall,
- in wind,
- most brewing,
- most fast approaching,
- un escapable.
• latent (adjective)
- implied,
- between the lines,
- in abeyance,
- suspended,
- vestigial,
- unrealized.
• likely (adjective)
- more assuring,
- most odds on,
- up-and-coming,
- more conjecturable,
- more verisimilar,
- most conjecturable,
- pre disposed,
- most odds-on,
- more odds-on,
- dis posed,
- most verisimilar,
- on verge of,
- most inferable,
- pro-nest,
- more oddson,
- pre-disposed,
- more odds on,
- up and coming,
- in habit of,
- more inferable,
- most assuring,
- most oddson,
- oddson,
- dis-posed.
• likely, attainable (adjective)
- promising,
- adventitious,
- can do,
- easy as pie,
- dormant,
- within reach,
- hopeful,
- uncertain,
- breeze,
- duck soup,
- snap,
- fortuitous,
- cinch,
- advisable,
- setup,
- potential,
- pushover,
- hypothetical,
- simple as abc,
- dependent,
- indeterminate.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)
- both feet on the ground,
- odds on,
- earthly,
- in the habit of,
- imminent,
- in favor of,
- practical,
- door’s always open,
- not unlikely,
- like enough,
- practicable,
- within realm of possibility,
- matter of fact,
- to come,
- on the horizon,
- Inevasible,
- on deck,
- thinkable,
- admissible,
- on the verge,
- presumable,
- at one’s disposal,
- latent,
- most probably,
- down the pike,
- workable,
- prospective,
- concedable,
- looked-for,
- at disposal,
- plausible,
- fast-approaching,
- Inferable,
- in the wind,
- Conjecturable,
- reachable,
- odds-on,
- doable,
- on its way,
- hardboiled,
- unescapable,
- unidealistic,
- handwriting-on-the-wall,
- on hand,
- ready willing and able,
- in the offing,
- cincher,
- in operation,
- assumptive,
- Performable,
- in store,
- in view,
- accessible,
- come-at-able,
- to be,
- derivable from,
- see it coming,
- verisimilar,
- ostensive,
- hoped for,
- in the air,
- probable,
- up for grabs,
- expedient,
- in the cards,
- workaday,
- very likely,
- available,
- eventual,
- see coming,
- getatable,
- attainable,
- likely,
- looked for,
- Semblant,
- in action,
- snapper,
- down the road,
- not impossible,
- viable,
- conceivable,
- believeable,
- on the verge of,
- apparent,
- believable,
- gettable,
- prepatent.
• potential (adjective)
- most prepatent,
- pre patent,
- pre-patent,
- more prepatent,
- within realm possibility.
• practicable (adjective)
- doabler,
- most performable,
- more performable,
- most utile,
- more utile,
- doablest,
- utile.
• practical (adjective)
- both feet on ground,
- more workaday,
- nuts bolts,
- un idealistic,
- un-idealistic,
- most workaday,
- both feet the ground,
- most unidealistic,
- hard boiled,
- un romantic,
- un-romantic,
- more unidealistic,
- both feet ground.
• probable (adjective)
- chancy,
- liable,
- prone,
- apt,
- most likely.
• prospective (adjective)
- in tended,
- more hoped for,
- most looked for,
- most hopedfor,
- most awaited,
- most soon-to-be,
- more soon-to-be,
- in-tended,
- more hoped-for,
- most lookedfor,
- more looked-for,
- more soon to be,
- pro-posed,
- soon to be,
- hoped-for,
- most hoped-for,
- lookedfor,
- soon-to-be,
- more awaited,
- hopedfor,
- about be,
- most looked-for,
- more hopedfor,
- more lookedfor,
- most soon to be,
- more looked for,
- most hoped for,
- pro posed.
• thinkable (adjective)
- within the limits,
- comprehendible,
- cogitable,
- within limits.
• viable (adjective)
- within possibility.
• workable (adjective)
- snappest,
- breezest,
- breezer,
- cinchest.
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- complete,
- perfectly,
- particular,
- literally,
- pure,
- reasonable,
- absolute,
- altogether,
- completely,
- entire,
- especially.
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- permissible,
- perfect,
- suitable,
- convenient,
- well-chosen,
- suited,
- proper,
- fitting,
- ideal.
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- decision making,
- decision,
- resolution,
- alternative,
- have your pick of something,
- selection,
- option,
- choice,
- conclusion.
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- be able to do something,
- may,
- in principle,
- humanly possible.
• accomplishable (noun)
- accomplishable.
• achievable (noun)
- achievable.
• affirmable (noun)
- affirmable.
• allegeable (noun)
- allegeable.
• assertable (noun)
- assertable.
• attemptable (noun)
- attemptable.
• contingent (noun)
- contingent.
• fermentable (noun)
- fermentable.
• getable (noun)
- getable.
• mathematical (noun)
- mathematical.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- applicant,
- probability,
- opening,
- applier,
- possible action,
- possibility.
• possible (noun)
- researchable.
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- potentiality.
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- mortal.
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- fit.
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- good.
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•
- open.
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•
- set.
• assumptive
- presumptive.
How to use «Possible» in context?
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Meditation is a practice that has been practiced for over 2,000 years. There are many possible benefits to meditation.
Paraphrases for Possible:
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Adjective
attainable, doable, feasible, probable.
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Proper noun, singular
probable.
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Verb, past tense
attainable.
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Adjective
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, plural
Possibilities.
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Noun, plural
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Independent
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Foreign word
posible.
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Adjective
acceptable, accessible, applicable, eventual, foreseeable, hypothetical, imaginable, liable, manageable, obtainable, optimal, permissible, plausible, potential, practical, realizable, reasonable, suitable, susceptible, unable, viable, workable, would-be.
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Proper noun, singular
possibility, potential, Areas, Paths, Possibilities, Tracks, levels, openings, courses, leads, directions, routes, potentials, avenues.
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Noun, plural
potential, Abilities, Categories, Efforts, Risks, contracts, errors, reductions, scenarios, implications, explanations, leads, choices, potentials, candidates, developments, kinds, avenues.
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Noun, singular or mass
possibility, potential.
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Verb, past tense
found, possibility, potential, Achieved, Managed, Were, Provided.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
emerging, getting, going, threatening, working, Allowing, Carrying, Facilitating.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
means, possibility, potential, remains, Does, Possibilities, Permits, Risks, takes, exists, appears, threatens, provides, lies, depends, seems.
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Verb, base form
occur.
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Foreign word
Hyponym for Possible:
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n.
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cognition
opening, possibility, possible action.
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person
applier, applicant.
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cognition
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possiblenoun
Synonyms:
option, possibilityAntonyms:
impossible, no-go -
possiblenoun
Able but not certain to happen; not impossible.
Synonyms:
option, possibilityAntonyms:
no-go, impossible -
possiblenoun
Capable of being done or achieved; feasible.
Jones is a possible for the new opening in sales.
Synonyms:
option, possibilityAntonyms:
no-go, impossible -
possibleadjective
Being considered, e.g. for a position.
Jones and Smith are both possible for the opening in sales.
Synonyms:
possibility, optionAntonyms:
impossible, no-go
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possiblenoun
something that can be done
«politics is the art of the possible»
Antonyms:
undoable, hopeless, unattainable, infeasible, unworkable, unachievable, unfeasible, unrealizable, impossible, out(p), impracticable -
possibleadjective
an applicant who might be suitable
Antonyms:
impossible, out(p), unachievable, unrealizable, unattainable, unworkable, hopeless, infeasible, unfeasible, undoable, impracticable -
possibleadjective
capable of happening or existing
«a breakthrough may be possible next year»; «anything is possible»; «warned of possible consequences»
Synonyms:
potentialAntonyms:
unachievable, unrealizable, impossible, out(p), unfeasible, undoable, infeasible, impracticable, hopeless, unattainable, unworkable -
potential, possibleadjective
existing in possibility
«a potential problem»; «possible uses of nuclear power»
Synonyms:
potential, likelyAntonyms:
out(p), impossible, unfeasible, impracticable, undoable, unachievable, unrealizable, hopeless, infeasible, unattainable, unworkable
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List of paraphrases for «possible»:
potential, feasible, practicable, eventual, possibility, likely, prospective, impossible, conceivable, able, possibly, may, contingent, attainable, achievable, utmost, available, probable, potentially, viable, might, can, perhaps
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How to use possible in a sentence?
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Paidamoyo Madimutsa:
If they don’t get aid as quickly as possible these people may end up dying or maybe malnourishment will increase to their children or they will even starve to death. So it is a matter of life and death for them.
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Leo Terrell:
America Reports, let me give Joe Biden advice: Be very careful what you say because you’re subject to a possible defamation lawsuit.
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Shannen Doherty:
It’s kind of like you just want to last on your protocols as long as possible so that you don’t run out of protocols.
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Farhad Alavi:
A lot of these transactions which are legally possible are logistically challenging.
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Karolina Miksa:
It’s possible to imagine a variety of ways for a woman to bypass this regulation, but no one should be forced to do so.
Translations for possible
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- ممكنArabic
- possibleCatalan, Valencian
- možnýCzech
- muligDanish
- möglichGerman
- δυνατός, πιθανός, εφικτόςGreek
- eblaEsperanto
- posibleSpanish
- ممکنPersian
- mahdollinenFinnish
- rawaFijian
- possible, faisableFrench
- posible, posíbelGalician
- אפשריHebrew
- संभव, मुमकिनHindi
- lehetségesHungarian
- հնարավորArmenian
- possibileInterlingua
- hægur, mögulegurIcelandic
- possibileItalian
- ありうる, 起こり得る, 可能Japanese
- 가능Korean
- maximeLatin
- méiglechLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- veicams, iespējamsLatvian
- āheiMāori
- mogelijk, doenbaar, overwogen, mogelijke, denkbaar, mogelijkheid, doenlijk, haalbaar, te doenDutch
- muligNorwegian
- możliwyPolish
- possívelPortuguese
- posibilRomanian
- возможный, подходящийRussian
- ostvàrljiv, izvòdiv, mȍgūć, izvòdljivSerbo-Croatian
- möjligSwedish
- เป็นไปได้Thai
- olası, mümkünTurkish
- ممکنUrdu
- mögikVolapük
- possibeWalloon
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Table Of Contents:
- Possible as a Noun
- Definitions of «Possible» as a noun
- Synonyms of «Possible» as a noun (2 Words)
- Usage Examples of «Possible» as a noun
- Possible as an Adjective
- Definitions of «Possible» as an adjective
- Synonyms of «Possible» as an adjective (23 Words)
- Usage Examples of «Possible» as an adjective
- Associations of «Possible» (30 Words)
The synonyms of “Possible” are: potential, feasible, able to be done, practicable, viable, attainable, achievable, realizable, workable, manageable, prospective, likely, probable, would-be, aspiring, conceivable, plausible, imaginable, thinkable, believable, credible, tenable, odds-on, applicant, job applicant
Possible as a Noun
Definitions of «Possible» as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “possible” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- Something that can be done.
- A potential candidate for a job or team.
- That which is likely or achievable.
- The highest possible score, especially in a shooting competition.
- An applicant who might be suitable.
Synonyms of «Possible» as a noun (2 Words)
| applicant | A person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission. Applicants for the degree course. |
| job applicant | A program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit. |
Usage Examples of «Possible» as a noun
- Mickey scored the possible.
- I have marked five possibles with an asterisk.
- They were living right at the edge of the possible.
- Politics is the art of the possible.
Possible as an Adjective
Definitions of «Possible» as an adjective
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “possible” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
- That may exist or happen, but that is not certain or probable.
- Capable of happening or existing.
- Able to be done or achieved.
- Existing in possibility.
- Having as much or as little of a specified quality as can be achieved.
- Able to be or become; potential.
- (of a number or score) as high as is achievable in a test, competition, or game.
Synonyms of «Possible» as an adjective (23 Words)
| able to be done | Having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity. |
| achievable | Able to be brought about or reached successfully. He broke the climb into small achievable stages. |
| aspiring | Desiring or striving for recognition or advancement. An aspiring artist. |
| attainable | Capable of being attained or accomplished. Choose an attainable goal. |
| believable | Able to be believed; credible. She felt that Dawn s story was not quite believable. |
| conceivable | Capable of being imagined. A mass uprising was entirely conceivable. |
| credible | Capable of being believed. Few people found his story credible. |
| feasible | Likely; probable. The most feasible explanation. |
| imaginable | Capable of being imagined. The most spectacular views imaginable. |
| likely | Likely but not certain to be or become true or real. She is likely to forget. |
| manageable | Capable of being managed or controlled. Her long hair was black wavy and manageable. |
| odds-on | Having a better than even chance of success. |
| plausible | Apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing. A plausible liar. |
| potential | Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future. A potential problem. |
| practicable | Capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are. A practicable solution. |
| probable | Likely to happen or be the case. It is probable that the economic situation will deteriorate further. |
| prospective | Likely to happen at a future date. A prospective mother. |
| realizable | Capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do. The need to define realizable targets. |
| tenable | Based on sound reasoning or evidence. A scholarship of 200 per annum tenable for three years. |
| thinkable | Capable of being conceived or imagined or considered. Something that was barely thinkable just 70 years ago. |
| viable | (of a plant, animal, or cell) capable of surviving or living successfully, especially under particular environmental conditions. The proposed investment was economically viable. |
| workable | Able to be worked, fashioned, or manipulated. A workable peace settlement. |
| would-be | Unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition. |
Usage Examples of «Possible» as an adjective
- He was a possible future customer.
- The team have taken just three points from a possible twelve.
- Anything is possible.
- Warned of possible consequences.
- I’d like the report this afternoon, if possible.
- A breakthrough may be possible next year.
- Contact me as soon as possible.
- The possible effects of global warming.
- It is possible that he will have to return to hospital.
- Possible uses of nuclear power.
- Children need the best education possible.
- The shortest possible route.
- Surely it’s not possible for a man to live so long?
Associations of «Possible» (30 Words)
| able | Having considerable skill proficiency or intelligence. She was able to program her computer. |
| actual | Existing in fact; real. The book could be condensed into half the space but what of the actual content. |
| actually | Used when expressing a contradictory or unexpected opinion or correcting someone. He had a thick Cockney accent he sounded like my grandad actually. |
| as | A United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa. Birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly. |
| bound | Of an object rebound from a surface. Leather bound volumes. |
| chance | Be the case by chance. There is a chance of winning the raffle. |
| conceivably | Within the realm of possibility. It may conceivably cause liver disease. |
| equivalent | Being essentially equal to something. Send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps. |
| feasible | Possible to do easily or conveniently. The most feasible explanation. |
| feasibly | In a way that possible or practical to do or achieve. I ve learned a huge amount about what I could feasibly achieve in my next race. |
| likelihood | The state or fact of something’s being likely; probability. Situations where there is a likelihood of violence. |
| likely | Likely but not certain to be or become true or real. Rain is likely. |
| logically | According to logical reasoning. These suggestions are logically impossible. |
| plausible | (of a person) skilled at producing persuasive arguments, especially ones intended to deceive. It seems plausible that one of two things may happen. |
| possibility | Unspecified qualities of a promising nature; potential. Bankruptcy is always a possibility. |
| potential | The quantity determining the energy of mass in a gravitational field or of charge in an electric field. A young broadcaster with great potential. |
| potentiality | The possibility of something happening or of someone doing something in the future. There is concern over the potentiality of violence. |
| potentially | With a possibility of becoming actual. Newly available oil might potentially create a drop in prices. |
| practicable | Usable for a specific purpose. The measures will be put into effect as soon as is reasonably practicable. |
| presumable | Capable of being inferred on slight grounds. |
| probable | Likely to happen or be the case. Merson and Wright are probables. |
| real | Coinciding with reality F A Olafson. Meat and potatoes I call that a real meal. |
| realistically | In a way that demonstrates a sensible and practical idea of what can be achieved or expected. This film realistically simulates the effects that a nuclear war could have. |
| reality | Relating to reality TV. For them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were. |
| really | Used as intensifiers real is sometimes used informally for really rattling is informal. A really cold day. |
| subconsciously | In a way that is influenced by the part of the mind of which one is not fully aware. Maybe subconsciously I was trying to sabotage the deal. |
| technically | According to the exact meaning; according to the facts. Technically a nut is a single seeded fruit. |
| usefulness | The quality of being of practical use. Faults that affect the book s usefulness. |
| viable | (of a plant, animal, or cell) capable of surviving or living successfully, especially under particular environmental conditions. Viable seeds. |
| workable | Able to be worked, fashioned, or manipulated. A workable peace settlement. |