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

States west of the Mississippi River have the highest probability of seeing above-average temperatures next week. —Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024

Given a set of possible characters in a message, Shannon’s formula defines the uncertainty about which character will appear next as the sum of the probability of each character appearing multiplied by the logarithm of that probability. —Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024

That’s three out of 24 teams, or a 12.5 percent win probability (+700). —Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024

Eastern monarchs have declined by roughly 80%, with a probability of extinction from 56% to 74% by 2080. —Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024