probability

probability

noun

Definition of PROBABILITY

1

the quality or state of being likely to occur <the plot of the movie thriller was exciting and surprising but woefully lacking in probability>

Synonyms liability, likelihood

Related Words credibility, plausibility, plausibleness; feasibility, feasibleness, possibility, potentiality, reasonability, reasonableness, viability

Near Antonyms doubtfulness, dubiousness; impracticability, impracticality; implausibility, incredibility, incredibleness

Antonyms improbability, unlikelihood, unlikeliness

2

a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another <the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads 50 times in a row is not good>

Synonyms chance, odds, percentage

Related Words outlook, prospect; contingency, possibility, potential, potentiality; conditional probability