Synonyms: possibility, possible action, opening
Definition: a possible alternative
Usage: bankruptcy is always a possibility
Similar words: option, alternative, choice
Definition: one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
Usage: what option did I have?; there no other alternative; my only choice is to refuse
Synonyms: theory, possibility, hypothesis
Definition: a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
Usage: a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory; he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices
Similar words: concept, conception, construct
Definition: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
Synonyms: possibility
Definition: a future prospect or potential
Usage: this room has great possibilities
Similar words: prospect, expectation, outlook
Definition: belief about (or mental picture of) the future
Synonyms: possibility, possibleness
Definition: capability of existing or happening or being true
Usage: there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired
Similar words: existence, being, beingness
Definition: the state or fact of existing
Usage: a point of view gradually coming into being; laws in existence for centuries