Possible definition
Possible is a noun meaning "something that can be done." It has 4 meanings, as a noun and an adjective, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 8
- How common
- Everyday word
Possible as a noun
something that can be done
"politics is the art of the possible"
an applicant who might be suitable
Possible as an adjective
capable of happening or existing
"a breakthrough may be possible next year"
existing in possibility
"possible uses of nuclear power"
Same sense: potential
Synonyms and antonyms
- potential
Opposite: impossible.
How to say possible
Possible has 3 syllables and rhymes with impossible. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with possible
- impossible
POSSIBLE in word games
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Anagrams
- 0
Is POSSIBLE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check POSSIBLE in the word checker, or unscramble POSSIBLE to see the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.