probability

[prob-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌprɒb əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

NOUN

likelihood of something happening

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipation chance contingency expectation feasibility odds possibility prospect

STRONG

chances conceivability credibility hazard liability likeliness plausibility practicability prayer presumption promise reasonableness shot toss-up

WEAK

outside chance snowball's chance

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certainty unlikelihood

STRONG

reality

WEAK

improbability

Example Sentences

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This summer, JMA forecasts a high probability of above-normal temperatures in Japan from June to August.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

"What we're trying to point out in this paper is that you could have a different kind of environmental dependence, even if the annihilation probability is constant in the center of the galaxy," explains Krnjaic.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

The firm sees WTI gravitating around $95 a barrel for the rest of this week, with a 90% chance of returning to $100 next week and a 70% probability of a return to $109.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

By early Wednesday that probability had fallen to just 0.8%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Scientists talk about the life of an isotope in terms of probability.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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