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