Definitions

possible

[pos-uh-buhl] / ˈpɒs ə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

likely, attainable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achievable available conceivable desirable feasible imaginable potential probable viable

STRONG

breeze cinch dependent expedient hopeful hypothetical pushover setup snap welcome

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

impossible improbable inconceivable unimaginable unlikely unpractical unreasonable unthinkable

WEAK

unattainable ungettable unrealizable

Example Sentences

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“We didn’t have jobs, so we were just not going to come and see this house. It wasn’t possible,” she said.

From MarketWatch

Risks to that view are skewed to the hawkish side, with fewer or later cuts possible if currency pressures persist, Goldman Sachs economists said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The decision is an “evolution of our corporate organization, also in view of a possible generational succession in the future,” Ruffini said.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s possible he could remain on staff in a new role.

From Los Angeles Times

She told herself: "I need to go back to this moment when it was possible to save her."

From BBC

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