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conceivable
That can be conceived, understood, imagined, or believed
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  1. That can be conceived, understood, imagined, or believed
  2. Capable of being conceived or imagined; possible; credible; thinkable.
imaginable
That can be imagined
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  1. That can be imagined
  2. Conceivable in the imagination:
  3. Able to be imagined; conceivable
thinkable
That can be considered as a possibility
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  1. That can be considered as a possibility
  2. Morally acceptable or legal (rare).
  3. Able to be thought or imagined; conceivable; feasible or possible.
plausible
Seemingly true, acceptable, etc.
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  1. Seemingly true, acceptable, etc.
  2. Seemingly honest, trustworthy, etc.
  3. Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible:
reasonable
A standard for what is fair and appropriate under usual and ordinary circumstances; that which is according to reason; the way a rational and just person would have acted. A standard for what is fair and appropriate under usual and ordinary circumstances; that which is according to reason; the way a rational and just person would have acted.
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  1. A standard for what is fair and appropriate under usual and ordinary circumstances; that which is according to reason; the way a rational and just person would have acted. A standard for what is fair and appropriate under usual and ordinary circumstances; that which is according to reason; the way a rational and just person would have acted.
  2. Able to reason
  3. Not expensive
probable
Likely to happen or to be true:
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  1. Likely to happen or to be true:
  2. Likely to occur or be; that can reasonably but not certainly be expected
  3. Likely but uncertain; plausible.
likely
Attractive; pleasant:
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  1. Attractive; pleasant:
  2. Within the realm of credibility; plausible:
  3. Apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome; promising:
feasible
Capable of being used or dealt with successfully; suitable
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  1. Capable of being used or dealt with successfully; suitable
  2. Capable of being done or carried out; practicable; possible
  3. Capable of being accomplished or brought about; possible:
practicable
That can be done or put into practice; feasible
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  1. That can be done or put into practice; feasible
  2. Available for use; accessible or employable.
  3. Serving a useful function; useful, functional or handy.
workable
Capable of being put into effective operation; practicable or feasible:
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  1. Capable of being put into effective operation; practicable or feasible:
  2. Able to be worked or fashioned
  3. Capable of functioning.
viable
Able to take root and grow
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  1. Able to take root and grow
  2. Workable and likely to survive or to have real meaning, pertinence, etc.
  3. Having developed sufficiently within the uterus to be able to live and continue normal development outside the uterus
achievable
Not linked to fate or outside influences.
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  1. Not linked to fate or outside influences.
  2. Capable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable.
permissible
Permitted; allowable:
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  1. Permitted; allowable:
  2. That can be permitted; allowable
potential
Capable of being but not yet in existence; latent or undeveloped:
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  1. Capable of being but not yet in existence; latent or undeveloped:
  2. (Grammar) Of, relating to, or being a verbal construction with auxiliaries such as may or can; for example, it may snow.
  3. That can, but has not yet, come into being; possible; latent; unrealized; undeveloped
within-reach
At a distance close enough to touch by reaching.
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  1. At a distance close enough to touch by reaching.
  2. (Idiomatic) Near (to); close (to); at a close distance (to).
tolerable
In fair health; passably well.
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  1. In fair health; passably well.
  2. Fairly good; passable
  3. Capable of being tolerated; endurable:
expedient
Based on or offering what is of use or advantage rather than what is right or just; guided by self-interest; politic
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  1. Based on or offering what is of use or advantage rather than what is right or just; guided by self-interest; politic
  2. Convenient but based on a concern for self-interest rather than principle:
  3. Useful for effecting a desired result; suited to the circumstances or the occasion; advantageous; convenient
desirable
Worth having or seeking, as by being useful, advantageous, or pleasing:
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  1. Worth having or seeking, as by being useful, advantageous, or pleasing:
  2. Worth doing or achieving; advisable:
  3. Arousing desire; pleasing, attractive, etc.
welcome
Cordially or willingly permitted or invited:
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  1. Cordially or willingly permitted or invited:
  2. Giving pleasure or satisfaction; agreeable or gratifying:
  3. Received with pleasure and hospitality into one's company or home:
feasible
Capable of being used or dealt with successfully; suitable
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  1. Capable of being used or dealt with successfully; suitable
  2. Capable of being done or carried out; practicable; possible
  3. Capable of being accomplished or brought about; possible:
practicable
Capable of being accomplished; feasible.
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  1. Capable of being accomplished; feasible.
  2. Serving a useful function; useful, functional or handy.
  3. Available for use; accessible or employable.
viable
Capable of success or continuing effectiveness; practicable:
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  1. Capable of success or continuing effectiveness; practicable:
  2. Capable of living, developing, or germinating under favorable conditions:
  3. Having developed sufficiently within the uterus to be able to live and continue normal development outside the uterus
workable
Capable of being put into effective operation; practicable or feasible:
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  1. Capable of being put into effective operation; practicable or feasible:
  2. Capable of functioning.
  3. Practicable; feasible
eventual
Happening at the end of, or as a result of, a series of events; ultimate; final
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  1. Happening at the end of, or as a result of, a series of events; ultimate; final
  2. Occurring at an unspecified time in the future:
  3. (Archaic) Contingent or possible
latent
(Biol.) Dormant but capable of normal development under the best conditions
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  1. (Biol.) Dormant but capable of normal development under the best conditions
  2. Present but invisible or inactive; lying hidden and undeveloped within a person or thing, as a quality, power, or talent
  3. Present or potential but not evident or active:
potential
Capable of being but not yet in existence; latent or undeveloped:
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  1. Capable of being but not yet in existence; latent or undeveloped:
  2. That can, but has not yet, come into being; possible; latent; unrealized; undeveloped
  3. (Grammar) Of, relating to, or being a verbal construction with auxiliaries such as may or can; for example, it may snow.
contingent
Dependent upon a future event or circumstance that is not certain to happen. See also vested.
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  1. Dependent upon a future event or circumstance that is not certain to happen. See also vested.
  2. Possible, but not certain to happen.
  3. That may or may not happen; possible
likely
Attractive; pleasant:
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  1. Attractive; pleasant:
  2. Within the realm of credibility; plausible:
  3. Apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome; promising:
probable
Likely to happen or to be true:
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  1. Likely to happen or to be true:
  2. Likely to occur or be; that can reasonably but not certainly be expected
  3. Likely but uncertain; plausible.
conceivable
That can be conceived, understood, imagined, or believed
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  1. That can be conceived, understood, imagined, or believed
  2. Capable of being conceived or imagined; possible; credible; thinkable.
earthly
Of, relating to, or characteristic of this earth.
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  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of this earth.
  2. Conceivable; possible:
  3. Conceivable; possible
imaginable
That can be imagined
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  1. That can be imagined
  2. Conceivable in the imagination:
  3. Able to be imagined; conceivable
likely
Attractive; pleasant:
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  1. Attractive; pleasant:
  2. Within the realm of credibility; plausible:
  3. Apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome; promising:
mortal
Of a human being considered as a being who must eventually die
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  1. Of a human being considered as a being who must eventually die
  2. Conceivable; possible
  3. Conceivable; imaginable:
thinkable
Morally acceptable or legal (rare).
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  1. Morally acceptable or legal (rare).
  2. That can be thought; conceivable
  3. Able to be thought or imagined; conceivable; feasible or possible.
potential
That can, but has not yet, come into being; possible; latent; unrealized; undeveloped
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  1. That can, but has not yet, come into being; possible; latent; unrealized; undeveloped
  2. Capable of being but not yet in existence; latent or undeveloped:
  3. (Grammar) Of, relating to, or being a verbal construction with auxiliaries such as may or can; for example, it may snow.

Synonym Study

  • Feasible is used of that which is likely to be carried through to a successful conclusion and, hence, connotes the desirability of doing so a method that is not economically feasible
  • Practicable applies to that which can readily be effected under the prevailing conditions or by the means available a practicable plan
  • Possible is used of anything that may exist, occur, be done, etc., depending on circumstances a possible solution to a problem
Find another word for possible. In this page you can discover 48 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for possible, like: conceivable, imaginable, thinkable, plausible, reasonable, probable, likely, feasible, practicable, workable and viable.

Sentence Examples

  • I have only three possible answers.

  • It was possible after all - but was it moral?

  • "That's not possible right now," Len said.

  • Was it possible for him to sleep through this weather?

  • It was possible that his father had given up on him.

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