possible

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: potential

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. something that can be done“politics is the art of the possible”
  2. an applicant who might be suitable

Adjective (2)

  1. capable of happening or existing“a breakthrough may be possible next year”“anything is possible”“warned of possible consequences”
  2. existing in possibility“a potential problem”“possible uses of nuclear power”Synonyms: potential
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Possible \Pos"si*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. possibilis, fr. posse to be able, to have power; potis able, capable + esse to be. See Potent, Am, and cf. Host a landlord.] Capable of existing or occurring, or of being conceived or thought of; able to happen; capable of being done; not contrary to the nature of things; -- sometimes used to express extreme improbability; barely able to be, or to come to pass; as, possibly he is honest, as it is possible that Judas meant no wrong. [1913 Webster]

With God all things are possible. --Matt. xix. 26. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Practicable; likely. See Practicable. [1913 Webster]

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