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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Little wonder there was a desire from Sir Keir to get on with doing big stuff before then, if at all possible.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

What is an example of a possible breakthrough?

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

And the hype that makes that possible is supplied, in part, by ordinary investors who don’t want to feel left out.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Honestly, I just tried to make something as honest and authentic and vulnerable as possible, if that doesn’t sound too eye-rolly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

I’d scheduled the event so carefully—with as much time as possible to organize the perfect night, but well before his expected return so he wouldn’t be able to stop me.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Vocabulary lists containing possible

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

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