Collocations for "possibility"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "possibility" in context.
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possibility
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- is a definite possibility
- [with, without, no] possibility of parole
- there is [no, a] possibility that
- that is not (even) a possibility!
- didn't even know that was a possibility!
- didn't know that was even a possibility!
- the possibility of [change, rain, bankruptcy, success]
- a [major, slim] possibility of
- there is a possibility for [growth, future developments]
- what are the possibilities of [winning, getting, obtaining, gaining]?
- the possibility to [use, share, get, change, create, make]
- [given, afforded, handed] the possibility to [use]
- will keep the possibility in mind
- the possibility exists [that, for]
- it is only one of the (many) possibilities
- there are several possibilities
- choose from several possibilities
- have [tried, explored] all possibilities
- is the [most, least] likely possibility
- there is only a [slight, slim] possibility [of, that]
- there is a [strong, major, distinct] possibility [of]
- that is another possibility
- trying to [think of, come up with] other possibilities
'possibility' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
admit
- alert
- avoid
- being
- beyond
- blind
- bound
- buffer
- consider
- contemplate
- definite
- detail
- discount
- discuss
- distinct
- dubious
- edgy
- embrace
- enter
- enthusiastic
- explain
- explore
- factor
- giddy
- good
- however
- improve
- intriguing
- less
- likely
- lip
- outrage
- overlook
- parole
- preclude
- procedure
- provision
- realistic
- realm
- recognition
- seemingly
- shot
- stroke
- suggest
- twofold
- unlikely
- virtually
- welcome
- zero