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possible
('p/A/s/@/b/@/l )

adjective (a)

  • capable of happening or existing(adj.all)
    Example:
    A breakthrough may be possible next year.
    Anything is possible.
    Warned of possible consequences.
    Antonym:
    impossible
    source: wordnet30
  • existing in possibility(adj.all)
    Example:
    Possible uses of nuclear power.
    Synonym:
    potential
    Antonym:
    actual, existent
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • something that can be done(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    Politics is the art of the possible.
    source: wordnet30
  • an applicant who might be suitable(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30

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