possibility

Definition

  • noun: a chance that something might exist, happen, or be true
  • noun: the condition or fact of being 'possible'
  • usually + 'of'
  • synonyms: admissibility, aptitude, aptness

Examples

  • ('chiefly Brit') You shouldn't worry about things that are beyond 'the bounds of possibility'. [=things that cannot happen]

  • It is not outside 'the range/realm of possibility' that he could get laid off. [=he might get laid off]

  • There is a strong/real/remote/faint 'possibility' that I will not be chosen for the job.

Movie quotes

  • (..) I believe I'm ciphering code. You sure he's going to be okay? Pretending we need this guy really brings the team together. There's no possibility of deterioration. The nano-molecular functionality is instantaneous. His cells don't know they're bonding with simulacrum. She is creating tissue. (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron