possibility meaning and definition

POSSIBILITY noun

Definition of possibility (noun)

1. a future prospect or potential
   • "this room has great possibilities"
2. capability of existing or happening or being true
   • "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
   • synonyms: possibleness
   • antonym: impossibility
3. 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 scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
   • synonyms: hypothesis, theory
4. a possible alternative
   • "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
   • synonyms: opening, possible action