possibilities

1. a future prospect or potentialExamples: "this room has great possibilities"Synonyms: possibility

2. capability of existing or happening or being trueExamples: "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"Synonyms: possibility, possiblenessAntonyms: impossibility

3. a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomenaExamples: "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"Synonyms: hypothesis, possibility, theory

4. a possible alternativeExamples: "bankruptcy is always a possibility"Synonyms: opening, possibility, possible action