- possibility
- nounADJECTIVE▪ exciting, interesting, intriguing▪ endless, many▪
The resort offers endless possibilities for entertainment.
▪ only▪ further, other▪ new▪ different, various▪ future▪ distinct, good, great, real, serious, strong▪There's a strong possibility that it will rain today.
▪ likely▪A more likely possibility is that it will be a tie.
▪ reasonable▪ faint (esp. BrE), remote, vague▪There is a remote possibility that he got the wrong day.
▪ practical▪ theoretical▪ obviousVERB + POSSIBILITY▪ allow sb, create, offer sb, open up, raise, suggest▪ see▪ consider, discuss, examine, explore, investigate, study, test▪Have you explored the possibilities of setting up your own business?
▪ accept, acknowledge, admit, concede, countenance (esp. BrE), entertain, recognize▪ ignore, overlook▪ deny, discount, dismiss, eliminate, exclude, preclude, rule out▪We cannot rule out the possibility of mistaken identity.
▪ face▪The team is facing the real possibility of losing.
▪ risk▪We don't want to risk the possibility of losing all our money.
▪ allow for, cover▪Our resources may be inadequate to cover all possibilities.
▪ avert▪ lessen, reduce▪ remain▪Bankruptcy remains a distinct possibility.
POSSIBILITY + VERB▪ exist, remain▪The possibility exists that she may never make a full recovery.
PREPOSITION▪ possibility for▪She was quick to see the possibilities for making money that her new skills gave her.
▪ possibility of▪Careful checks will reduce the possibility of unpleasant surprises.
PHRASES▪ not beyond the bounds of possibility (esp. BrE), within the realm of possibility▪It's not beyond the bounds of possibility that a similar situation could arise again.
▪ a number of possibilities, a range of possibilities▪The course offers a wide range of possibilities for personal development.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
