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possibility
Overview of noun possibility
The noun possibility has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (21) possibility -- (a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities")
2. (18) possibility, possibleness -- (capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired")
3. (12) hypothesis, possibility, theory -- (a tentative theory about 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")
4. (6) possibility, possible action, opening -- (a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun possibility
4 senses of possibility
Sense 1
possibility
=> expectation, outlook, prospect
=> belief
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
possibility, possibleness
=> being, beingness, existence
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
hypothesis, possibility, theory
=> concept, conception, construct
=> idea, thought
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
possibility, possible action, opening
=> option, alternative, choice
=> decision making, deciding
=> higher cognitive process
=> process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun possibility
3 of 4 senses of possibility
Sense 2
possibility, possibleness
=> conceivableness, conceivability
=> achievability, attainability, attainableness
=> potential, potentiality, potency
=> opportunity, chance
Sense 3
hypothesis, possibility, theory
=> hypothetical
=> model, theoretical account, framework
=> speculation, conjecture
=> assumption, supposition, supposal
Sense 4
possibility, possible action, opening
=> possible
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun possibility
4 senses of possibility
Sense 1
possibility
=> expectation, outlook, prospect
Sense 2
possibility, possibleness
=> being, beingness, existence
Sense 3
hypothesis, possibility, theory
=> concept, conception, construct
Sense 4
possibility, possible action, opening
=> option, alternative, choice
Antonyms of noun possibility
1 of 4 senses of possibility
Sense 2
possibility, possibleness
Antonym of impossibility (Sense 1)
=>impossibility, impossibleness
Member Holonyms of noun possibility
Substance Holonyms of noun possibility
Part Holonyms of noun possibility
1 of 4 senses of possibility
Sense 3
hypothesis, possibility, theory
PART OF: theory
Member Meronyms of noun possibility
Substance Meronyms of noun possibility
Part Meronyms of noun possibility
Meronyms of noun possibility
Holonyms of noun possibility
1 of 4 senses of possibility
Sense 3
hypothesis, possibility, theory
PART OF: theory
Attributes of noun possibility
1 of 4 senses of possibility
Sense 2
possibility, possibleness
=> possible (vs. impossible)
=> impossible (vs. possible)
Derived Forms of noun possibility
4 senses of possibility
Sense 1
possibility
RELATED TO>(adj) possible#2
=> potential, possible
Sense 2
possibility, possibleness
RELATED TO>(adj) possible#1
=> possible
Sense 3
hypothesis, possibility, theory
RELATED TO>(adj) possible#3
=> conceivable, imaginable, possible
Sense 4
possibility, possible action, opening
RELATED TO>(adj) possible#2
=> potential, possible
Domain of noun possibility
Domain Terms of noun possibility
Familiarity of noun possibility
possibility used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun possibility
4 senses of possibility
Sense 1
possibility
> expectation, outlook, prospect
=> promise, hope
=> foretaste
=> possibility
=> anticipation, expectancy
=> apprehension, misgiving
Sense 2
possibility, possibleness
> being, beingness, existence
=> actuality
=> eternity, timelessness, timeless existence
=> preexistence
=> coexistence
=> subsistence
=> presence
=> life
=> animation, life, living, aliveness
=> life
=> transcendence, transcendency
=> possibility, possibleness
Sense 3
hypothesis, possibility, theory
> concept, conception, construct
=> conceptualization, conceptualisation, conceptuality
=> notion
=> category
=> rule, regulation
=> property, attribute, dimension
=> abstraction, abstract
=> quantity
=> part, section, division
=> whole
=> law, natural law
=> law, law of nature
=> lexicalized concept
=> hypothesis, possibility, theory
=> fact
=> rule, linguistic rule
Sense 4
possibility, possible action, opening
> option, alternative, choice
=> obverse
=> preference, druthers
=> default option, default
=> possibility, possible action, opening
=> impossibility, impossible action
=> Hobson's choice
=> soft option
Meronyms of noun possibility
4 senses of possibility
Holonyms of noun possibility
1 of 4 senses of possibility
Sense 3
hypothesis, possibility, theory
PART OF: theory
Grep of noun possibility
impossibility
possibility
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