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

The financial website based its scores on each metro area’s average sale-to-list price ratio, the percentage of active listings with price drops and the average size of the price drop as a percentage of the original value. — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Candidate Daniel Zapata had the second-highest percentage of votes with 27%. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

Morgan Stanley’s Lisa Shalett and her team produced this amusing chart showing year-over-year percentage growth in tech capex, compared with the same for the dotcom bubble era. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

There's no magic word count or percentage that makes something fair use. — Charlotte Isidore, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026