Synonyms of probability

probability

noun

ˌprä-bə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

1

as in likelihood

the quality or state of being likely to occur

the plot of the movie thriller was exciting and surprising but woefully lacking in probability

Synonyms & Similar Words

• likelihood
• possibility
• liability
• plausibility
• credibility
• potentiality
• reasonableness
• feasibility
• viability
• plausibleness
• reasonability
• feasibleness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improbability
• unlikelihood
• unlikeliness
• impracticability
• dubiousness
• doubtfulness
• impracticality
• implausibility
• incredibility
• incredibleness

2

as in odds

a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another

the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads 50 times in a row is not good

Synonyms & Similar Words

• odds
• chance
• percentage
• possibility
• potential
• prospect
• contingency
• potentiality
• outlook
• conditional probability

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of probability

Others lament that young people will lose the chance to build up fluid mental math skills while playing: develop number sense, compute sums and products, budget, compare value, think strategically or reason using simple probability. —Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025

Moody’s Analytics, which tracks economic trends, raised its probability of recession to 35%. —Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025

Respondents said there was a 48.7% chance that the stock market will increase in the coming year, the lowest probability since May 2023. —Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025

Moody's Analytics earlier this week pegged the probability of a recession at 35%. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025