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English noun: possibility | |||
| 1. | possibility (cognition) a future prospect or potential | ||
| Samples | This room has great possibilities. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expectation, outlook, prospect | ||
| 2. | possibility (state) capability of existing or happening or being true | ||
| Samples | There is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired. | ||
| Synonyms | possibleness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | being, beingness, existence | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | achievability, attainability, attainableness, chance, conceivability, conceivableness, opportunity, potency, potential, potentiality | ||
| Attribute | impossible, possible | ||
| Antonyms | impossibility, impossibleness | ||
| 3. | possibility (cognition) a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena | ||
| Samples | A scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory. He proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices. | ||
| Synonyms | hypothesis, theory | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concept, conception, construct | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | assumption, conjecture, framework, gemmule, historicism, hypothetical, model, speculation, supposal, supposition, theoretical account | ||
| Part meronym | theory | ||
| 4. | possibility (cognition) a possible alternative | ||
| Samples | Bankruptcy is always a possibility. | ||
| Synonyms | opening, possible action | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alternative, choice, option | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | possible | ||
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