POSSIBILITIES Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word possibilities. (close relations)
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| scopes | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970) | ||||||
| alternatives | nounn | |||||
noun • one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen adjective satellite • serving or used in place of another • necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities • pertaining to unconventional choices | ||||||
| avenues | nounn | |||||
noun • a line of approach • a wide street or thoroughfare | ||||||
| chances | adverb, nounadv, n | |||||
noun • a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances • an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another • a risk involving danger • a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible • the possibility of future success adjective satellite • occurring or appearing or singled out by chance verb • be the case by chance • take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome • come upon, as if by accident; meet with | ||||||
| choices | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the person or thing chosen or selected • the act of choosing or selecting • one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen adjective satellite • of superior grade • appealing to refined taste | ||||||
| likelihoods | nounn | |||||
noun • the probability of a specified outcome | ||||||
| opportunities | nounn | |||||
noun • a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances | ||||||
| options | nounn | |||||
noun • the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited • one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen • the act of choosing or selecting | ||||||
| potentials | nounn | |||||
adjective • existing in possibility noun • the inherent capacity for coming into being • the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts adjective satellite • expected to become or be; in prospect | ||||||
| probabilities | nounn | |||||
noun • a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible • the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event | ||||||
| prospects | nounn | |||||
noun • the possibility of future success • belief about (or mental picture of) the future • someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) • the visual percept of a region • a prediction of the course of a disease verb • search for something desirable • explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals | ||||||
| variables | nounn | |||||
adjective • liable to or capable of change noun • something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation • a quantity that can assume any of a set of values • a star that varies noticeably in brightness • a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity adjective satellite • marked by diversity or difference • (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied | ||||||
| choice | nounn | |||||
noun • the person or thing chosen or selected • the act of choosing or selecting • one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen adjective satellite • of superior grade • appealing to refined taste | ||||||
| contingency | nounn | |||||
noun • a possible event or occurrence or result • the state of being contingent on something | ||||||
| hypothesis | nounn | |||||
noun • a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations • a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence | ||||||
| opening | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • first or beginning noun • an open or empty space in or between things • a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise • becoming open or being made open • the first performance (as of a theatrical production) • the act of opening something • opportunity especially for employment or promotion • the initial part of the introduction • a possible alternative • an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity • a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made • an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship • a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess • the first of a series of actions | ||||||
| option | nounn | |||||
noun • the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited • one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen • the act of choosing or selecting | ||||||
| possibleness | nounn | |||||
noun • capability of existing or happening or being true | ||||||
| theory | nounn | |||||
noun • a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena • a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena • a belief that can guide behavior | ||||||
| possible action | nounn | |||||
noun • a possible alternative | ||||||
