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possible

∞ 1.0
Able to happen or be achieved
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɑːsəbl/
translation icon : posible
  • With hard work and determination, achieving your dreams is possible.
  • make possible
  • as much as possible
  • as quickly as possible

Hence the only case that's possible is this one.

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Examples

  • It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.

    Lex Fridman

  • Whereas before this was not possible, now it's there.

  • A whole new world is possible when you see.

  • It's the only possible way to move past that.

  • All things are possible and it takes faith.

    Shawn Ryan Show

  • Yet it's, it's, it's possible to do the translation.

  • In engineering a better guitar, it is possible to make the instrument too good.

    Academic text (2011)

  • But to keep overhead low, it's possible to do it yourself for much less.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Gladys needs to be made aware of the risk of a possible increase in symptoms initially.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Animals are discrete units, making it possible to measure the material that enters and leaves them.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

potential
vspossible
919 3.6

Possible in the future but not yet real

refers to immediate or general ability to exist, happen, or be done now
feasible
vspossible
88 4.9

Possible to do or make happen

means something can exist or happen without implying ease or practicality
imaginable
vspossible
62 3.6

Possible to think of in your mind

refers to real existence or action rather than a mental image
conceivable
vspossible
62 4.6

Possible to imagine or believe

relates to reality or action rather than only mental imagining
doable
vspossible
51 1.8

Possible to finish with effort

is broader, including things that can exist or happen as well
achievable
vspossible
33 3.2

Can be done successfully

focuses on general chance rather than successful completion
attainable
vspossible
17 3.9

Possible to achieve or reach

applies to any event or state that can exist or occur
thinkable
vspossible
2 4.4

Something you can imagine happening

concerns actual chance to occur or be done rather than thought alone
realizable
vspossible
  • US
1 4.4

Possible to do or achieve

emphasizes general ability to exist or occur, not only being made real
accomplishable
vspossible
4.7

Something you can do

covers broader chance to exist or happen beyond task completion

Antonyms

impossible
∞ 1.4

Not able to happen or be done

Idioms

as soon as possible
244 1.8

As quickly as you can without delay

as much as possible
82 1.4

As far as you can

as far as possible
8 2.7

As much as you can

How Likely

certain
946 1.0
likely
∞ 1.0
possible
∞ 1.0
unlikely
487 1.9
impossible
∞ 1.4

Surface Forms

possible positive

Etymology

Possible comes from the Latin word posse, which means 'to be able' and is the same root behind potential. So if something is possible, it has the ability to happen or be done.