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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She also recalled how she had found one of her children, aged 10, "curled up at the top of stairs, alone and frightened", having "found out in the worst way possible" through overheard conversations.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

It’s possible we’ll know a front-runner, but it will be too close to call second place.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

This practice can help you feel more confident, lower your stress during the actual negotiation and make you as prepared as possible with counterarguments.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Later this month, the Kevin Warsh-led central bank will start preparing a possible pivot to tighter policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Stoking the hearth fire, ensuring that the tea was just the right temperature for possible visitors.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)

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