Odds
Odds noun - A measure of how often an event will occur instead of another.
Usage example: the odds of winning the lottery are currently 200 million to one
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Synonyms for Odds
Possibility is a synonym for odds in probability topic. In some cases you can use "Possibility" instead a noun "Odds", when it comes to topics like chance, likelihood, eventuality, likely. popular alternative
Possibility
Possibility noun - Something that can develop or become actual.
Odds is a synonym for possibility in likelihood topic. You can use "Odds" instead a noun "Possibility", if it concerns topics such as feasibility, chance, probability, eventuality. popular alternative
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Related pairs
- anticipation and odds
- anticipation and possibility
- liability and odds
- liability and possibility
- promise and odds
- promise and possibility
- expectation and odds
- expectation and possibility
- prospect and odds
- prospect and possibility
- hope and odds
- hope and possibility
- event and odds
- event and possibility
How words are described
| good | good odds | good possibility |
| high | high odds | high possibility |
| best | best odds | best possibility |
| long | long odds | long possibility |
| Other adjectives: single, sheer, heavy, small, strong, actual, constant, large, great, serious, huge, little, dark, grim, slim, highest, greater, unlikely, last, different, worse. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- There is the possibility that each will be subject to a rescue or offstage Disney Death, but the odds aren't implied to be great.
Source: Dwindling Party -
Problem was, the odds of winning any given spin was about 1 in 3 - with the possibility of no winner (like a regular roulette wheel).
Source: Betting Mini-Game -
Later books at least hold out the possibility of reciprocal love, although the odds never favor it.
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