Opportunity vs Possible - What's the difference?
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A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
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A favorable circumstance or occasion.
(usually, not comparable) Able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible.
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(comparable) Capable of being done or achieved; feasible.
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, passage=And success in minor degree, in the sense in which he uses the term "success," is only somewhat more possible than success in winning the White House chair.}}
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, title= Being considered, e.g. for a position.
A possible one
(colloquial, rare) A possible choice, notably someone being considered for a position.
(rare) A particular event that may happen.
As nouns the difference between opportunity and possible
is that opportunity is a chance for advancement, progress or profit while possible is a possible one.As an adjective possible is
(usually|not comparable) able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible.opportunity
English
(wikipedia opportunity)Noun
(opportunities)- Having a holiday is a great opportunity to relax.
- I wanted to become a professional, but because of my financial situation there were no opportunities .
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Derived terms
* business opportunity * the ladder of opportunity * Land of Opportunity * equal opportunity * photo opportunity * opportunity cost * when opportunity knocksStatistics
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English
Adjective
(en-adj)citation
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Derived terms
* as much as possible * ASAP (as soon as possible) * possiblyAntonyms
* (able but not certain to happen) certain, inevitable, impossible * (capable of being done) impossibleNoun
(en noun)- Jones is a possible for the new opening in sales.