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possible

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of possible

1 capable of being done or carried out

  • I think that building the entire set in two days is possible, albeit difficult
Synonyms of possible

achievable, attainable, doable, feasible, practicable, realizable, viable, workable
Words Related to possible

practical, reasonable, sensible

contingent, likely, probable

acceptable, believable, conceivable, creditable, plausible, thinkable

actionable, available, usable (also useable)
Near Antonyms of possible

impractical, unrealistic

doubtful, dubious, far-fetched, improbable, unlikely

implausible, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable

futile, useless, vain

absurd, fantastic (also fantastical), outlandish, preposterous, ridiculous

unthinkable
Antonyms of possible

hopeless, impossible, impracticable, infeasible, nonviable, unattainable, undoable, unfeasible, unrealizable, unviable, unworkable

2 existing only as a possibility and not in fact

  • only one of several possible outcomes
Synonyms of possible

implicit, potential
Words Related to possible

conceivable, generable, imaginable, plausible, thinkable

likely, probable

conjectural, hypothetical, suppositional, theoretical (also theoretic)

alleged, assumed, purported, reputed, supposed

achievable, attainable, doable, feasible, practicable, viable, workable
Near Antonyms of possible

authenticated, confirmed, demonstrated, established, proven, substantiated

authentic, bona fide, genuine, true
Antonyms of possible

actual, existent, factual, real

Synonym Discussion of possible

possible, practicable, feasible mean capable of being realized. possible implies that a thing may certainly exist or occur given the proper conditions.
    • a possible route up the west face of the mountain
practicable implies that something may be effected by available means or under current conditions.
    • a solution that is not practicable in the time available
feasible applies to what is likely to work or be useful in attaining the end desired.
    • commercially feasible for mass production

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