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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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Basic weather control is possible today: China has long been using cloud seeding to create blue skies over Beijing for important events, by making impending rain fall before it reaches the city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Investigators believe Nancy Guthrie was taken against her will from her home near Tucson, Arizona, but have not shared a possible motive or arrested a suspect.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

I asked him what kind of healing might be possible, spiritual or otherwise, under these conditions.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

She and Ortiz spent every possible second together, he remembers.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“Yes,” I say, and then backpedal, realizing that I’ve left us open to possible exposure.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.