Synonyms of probability

probability

noun

ˌprä-bə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

1

as in likelihood

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 & Similar Words

• likelihood
• possibility
• liability
• plausibility
• credibility
• potentiality
• reasonableness
• feasibility
• viability
• plausibleness
• reasonability
• feasibleness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improbability
• unlikelihood
• unlikeliness
• impracticability
• dubiousness
• doubtfulness
• impracticality
• implausibility
• incredibility
• incredibleness

2

as in odds

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 & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of probability

Instead, there should be advance agreement on early warning indicators and development practices that materially increase the probability of approaching those capabilities. — Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

There’s a lot of math and mathematical equations and probabilities and percentages. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 15 Sep. 2026

At a recent webinar, NOAA stated that the current probabilities are not high enough to issue explicit predictions just yet. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026

Diagnostics revealed that sellers spent too much time working low-probability leads. — Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2026