Synonyms of percentage

percentage

noun

pər-ˈsen-tij 

as in probability

a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another

since most car thefts are never solved, there will always be greedy people ready to take advantage of this percentage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• probability
• odds
• chance
• possibility
• potential
• prospect
• outlook
• contingency
• potentiality
• conditional probability

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of percentage

But that’s still a large group—roughly the same percentage of the population that self-identifies as Black. — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

But in that time, the percentage who believe at least some UFOs are alien spacecraft (37%) hasn’t risen much; more Americans have just become unsure. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Practicing sect members are now believed to account for only a small percentage of the towns’ populations. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

However, Rahmani notes that insanity defenses succeed in only a small percentage of cases. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026