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Grep of noun possible impossible mission impossible possible possible action possibleness Overview of noun possible The noun possible has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) possible -- (something that can be done "politics is the art of the possible") 2. possible -- (an applicant who might be suitable) Overview of adj possible The adj possible has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (141) possible -- (capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences") 2. (22) potential, possible -- (existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear poser") 3. (1) conceivable, imaginable, possible -- (possible to conceive or imagine; "that is one possible answer") Antonyms of adj possible 3 senses of possible Sense 1 possible (vs. impossible) impossible (vs. possible) => hopeless => impracticable, infeasible, unfeasible, unworkable => out(prenominal) => unachievable, unattainable, undoable, unrealizable Sense 2 potential (vs. actual), possible Sense 3 conceivable, imaginable, possible INDIRECT (VIA thinkable) -> unthinkable Similarity of adj possible 3 senses of possible Sense 1 possible (vs. impossible) => accomplishable, achievable, doable, realizable => affirmable, assertable => allegeable => attainable, come-at-able, gettable, getable => attemptable => conceivable => contingent => feasible, practicable, viable, workable => fermentable => mathematical => researchable Also See-> likely#1; practical#1; realistic#1; thinkable#1 Sense 2 potential (vs. actual), possible => latent Sense 3 conceivable, imaginable, possible => thinkable (vs. unthinkable) Attributes of adj possible 2 of 3 senses of possible Sense 1 possible (vs. impossible) => possibility, possibleness Sense 2 potential (vs. actual), possible => potential, potentiality, potency Familiarity of adj possible possible used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj possible impossible possible Overview of noun possible The noun possible has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) possible -- (something that can be done "politics is the art of the possible") 2. possible -- (an applicant who might be suitable) Overview of adj possible The adj possible has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (141) possible -- (capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences") 2. (22) potential, possible -- (existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear poser") 3. (1) conceivable, imaginable, possible -- (possible to conceive or imagine; "that is one possible answer")
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