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ADJECTIVE:1. Capable of being anticipated, considered, or imagined: conceivable, earthly, imaginable, likely, mortal, thinkable. Idioms: humanly possible, within the bounds (or range) (or realm) of possibility. See POSSIBLE. 2. Capable of favorable development: potential. See POSSIBLE. 3. Capable of occurring or being done: feasible, practicable, viable, workable. Idioms: within reach. See POSSIBLE. 4. Capable of being but not yet in existence: eventual, latent, potential. See POSSIBLE. 5. Having a chance of happening or being true: contingent, likely, probable. See LIKELY.
 
 
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