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Possible

adj.hopeful, capableprofessional

What it means

Able to happen, exist, be done, or be true.

Reach for it when describing feasibility or uncertainty without promising likelihood

A same-day repair was possible once the replacement valve arrived.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    workable

    when a practical method can function adequately

    not when Workable means more than merely possible and may still be far from ideal.

  • warm

    achievable

    when effort can realistically reach a goal

    not when It does not fit events, explanations, or conditions that no one achieves.

  • warm

    within reach

    when encouragement should stress realistic closeness

    not when The phrase overstates a distant or barely theoretical possibility.

  • professional

    feasible

    when a plan can realistically be carried out

    not when Feasibility concerns practical execution, not whether a claim may be true.

  • professional

    plausible

    when an explanation is credible enough to consider

    not when Plausibility concerns likelihood, not whether an action can be done.

  • professional

    viable

    when an option can work and continue under real conditions

    not when Viable is stronger than possible and often requires evidence of sustainability.

  • formal

    attainable

    when a desired level or result lies within reach

    not when The word does not fit neutral events or factual possibilities.

  • formal

    conceivable

    when something can be imagined or accepted in reasoning

    not when A conceivable idea may be physically or financially impossible.

Said against

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  • impossible
  • infeasible
  • unattainable

It naturally appears in

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  • make possible

    A donated pump helped make possible the reopening of the upper fields.

  • as soon as possible

    The team will return as soon as possible after the road is declared safe.

  • possible explanation

    A blocked vent remained one possible explanation for the pressure change.

The word family

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Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.