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

Having health insurance reduces the probability of an unpaid medical bill sent to collections agencies by 25% and reduces the probability of having out-of-pocket medical expenditures by 35%. —Emily Crawford, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025

Gardner highlighted it as a classic example of the counterintuitive nature of problems in probability and statistics. —Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025

The probability that Tan would leave increased to 37% at midday Friday. —Sean Conlon,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025

No doubt the proliferation of probability brokers—who can break down every hand, every proposition, into its likeliest outcomes—has leached some of the mystery and excitement from gambling. —Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025