possible

Meanings

Adjective

• Able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible.
• Capable of being done or achieved; feasible.
• Being considered, e.g. for a position.
• Apparently valid, likely, plausible.

Noun

• A possible one.
• A possible choice, notably someone being considered for a position.
• A particular event that may happen.

Related

Similar words

• possibility
• option

Opposite words

• impossible
• no-go

Origin

• From Middle English possible, from Old French possible, from Latin possibilis ("possible"), from posse; see power. Displaced , which was cognate with Dutch mogelijk ("possible") and German möglich ("possible").