possibility

The chance that something may happen or be true.

• There is a possibility of rain.
• We cannot rule out the possibility that she forgot.
• Is there any possibility of meeting tomorrow?

How to use it: possibility of something/doing something (There is a possibility of losing the money.); possibility that… (There is a possibility that the train will be late.)

Similar words: chance

Opposites: impossibility

Common phrases: possibility of something, possibility that something, rule out possibility, strong possibility