English dictionary
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English adjective: possible | |||
| 1. | possible capable of happening or existing | ||
| Samples | A breakthrough may be possible next year. Anything is possible. Warned of possible consequences. | ||
| Similar | accomplishable, achievable, affirmable, assertable, attainable, come-at-able, contingent, doable, executable, feasible, manageable, mathematical, practicable, realizable, viable, workable | ||
| See also | likely, practical, realistic, thinkable | ||
| Attribute | possibility, possibleness | ||
| Antonyms | impossible | ||
| 2. | possible existing in possibility | ||
| Samples | A potential problem. Possible uses of nuclear power. | ||
| Synonyms | potential | ||
| Similar | latent | ||
| Attribute | potency, potential, potentiality | ||
| Antonyms | actual, existent | ||
English noun: possible | |||
| 1. | possible (cognition) something that can be done | ||
| Samples | Politics is the art of the possible. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | opening, possibility, possible action | ||
| 2. | possible (person) an applicant who might be suitable | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | applicant, applier | ||
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