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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of probability

Silver puts Trump's win probability at 51.1 percent and Harris' at 48.5 percent. —David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024

Markets are fully pricing in a 25-basis-point cut at Thursday’s meeting and assigning an 85% probability to a similar cut at the Fed's final meeting of the year in of December. —Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024

Bettors push Trump's probability of winning higher than in previous elections Trump's probability of winning is now just a few percentage points below the high the campaign hit on the opening day of the Republican National Convention. —Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024

The probability of temperatures leaning above warmer in the DMV is 40-50%. —Andrew Freedman, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024