eventuality

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/ɪˌvɛntjuˈælɪti//ɪˌvɛnt͡ʃuˈælɪti/

noun

A possible event; something that may happen.

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contingencypossibilitychancecontingentpotentialitycontingence
OriginFrench éventualité →
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Meanings

nouneventuality (countable and uncountable, plural eventualities)

plural eventualities

  1. countableuncountableA possible event; something that may happen.

    Vigil: You are not Prothean. But you are not machine, either. This eventuality was one of many that was anticipated. This is why we sent our warning through the beacons.

    2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Ilos
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    England could have met world and European champions Spain but that eventuality was avoided by Sweden's 2-0 win against France, and Rooney's first goal in a major tournament since scoring twice in the 4-2 victory over Croatia in Lisbon at Euro 2004.

    2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport

    Synonyms: contingency, possibility, chance, contingency, contingent, possibility, potentiality

  2. countableobsoleteuncountablehuman sciencesAn individual's propensity to take notice of events, changes, or facts.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA possible event; something that may happen.

Similar
contingencypossibilitychancecontingencycontingentpossibilitypotentiality

More synonyms by meaning

nouna possible event or occurrence or result

Similar
contingencycontingence
Broader
happeningoccurrenceoccurrent
Also see
chancecontingencecontingencycontingentpossibilityventure

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchéventualité
  2. Englisheventuality

Calque of French éventualité, eventual + -ity

More words from French

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic اِحْتِمَال
  • اِحْتِمَال (iḥtimāl)possible event — see also contingency
Catalan eventualitat
  • eventualitatpossible event — see also contingency
French éventualité
  • éventualitépossible event — see also contingency
German Eventualität
  • Eventualitätpossible event — see also contingency
Greek ενδεχόμενο
  • ενδεχόμενο (endechómeno)possible event — see also contingency
Hungarian eshetőség
  • eshetőségpossible event — see also contingency
Italian eventualità
  • eventualitàpossible event — see also contingency
Portuguese eventualidade
  • eventualidadepossible event — see also contingency
Romanian eventualitate
  • eventualitatepossible event — see also contingency
Slovak eventualita
  • eventualitapossible event — see also contingency
Spanish eventualidad
  • eventualidadpossible event — see also contingency
Swedish eventualitet
  • eventualitetpossible event — see also contingency

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with eventuality

realitybestialitypersonalityhospitalitysexualityconfidentialitymoralitylocalityhomosexualitymentalitypluralitydualitylegalitybrutalitymodalityfatalitygeneralitytotalitycausalitysensualityformalitynormalityproportionalitydimensionality
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Cite this entry
APA

eventuality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eventuality

MLA

“eventuality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eventuality. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eventuality,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eventuality.

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