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
8- everyday
when a practical method can function adequately
not when Workable means more than merely possible and may still be far from ideal.
- warm
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
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
when an option can work and continue under real conditions
not when Viable is stronger than possible and often requires evidence of sustainability.
- formal
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
3- impossible
- infeasible
- unattainable
It naturally appears in
3- 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
1Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English adjective sense: capable of occurring, existing, or being achieved opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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