English dictionary
possible
/'p/A/s/@/b/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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capable of happening or existing
ExamplesA breakthrough may be possible next year.
Anything is possible.
Warned of possible consequences.
Antonyms impossibleSource: WordNet 3.0
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existing in possibility
ExamplesPossible uses of nuclear power.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Capable of existing or occurring, or of being conceived or thought of; able to happen; capable of being done; not contrary to the nature of things; -- sometimes used to express extreme improbability; barely able to be, or to come to pass; as, possibly he is honest, as it is <i>possible</i> that Judas meant no wrong.
Source: webster1913
noun
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something that can be done
ExamplesPolitics is the art of the possible.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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an applicant who might be suitable
Source: WordNet 3.0