1. Capable of happening or existing
   "warned of possible consequences"; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"
    
2. Existing in possibility
   "possible uses of nuclear power";
   - potential

1. Something that can be done
   "politics is the art of the possible"
    
2. An applicant who might be suitable
   "After reviewing resumes, they identified three possibles for the position"

Derived forms: possibles

See also: accomplishable, achievable, affirmable, assertable, attainable, come-at-able, contingent, doable, executable, feasible, latent, likely, manageable, mathematical, possibility, possibleness, potency, potential, potentiality, practicable, practical, realisable [Brit], realistic, realizable, thinkable, viable, workable

Type of: applicant, applier, opening, possibility, possible action

Antonym: actual, impossible

Encyclopedia: Possible