possibility
(noun)
noun
1. a future prospect or potential
- this room has great possibilities
Definition categories: thought, expectation, outlook, prospect
2. capability of existing or happening or being true
- there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired
Similar word(s): possibleness
Definition categories: state, being, beingness, existence
3. a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
Similar word(s): hypothesis, theory
Definition categories: thought, concept, conception, construct
4. a possible alternative
- bankruptcy is always a possibility
Similar word(s): opening
Definition categories: thought, alternative, choice, option