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potential
What does potential mean?
potential (adjective): existing in possibility, not in actuality.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use potential in a sentence?
- A potential problem. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does potential come from?
From Late Latin potentialis, from Latin potentia (“power”), from potens (“powerful”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of potential?
What are antonyms of potential?
Words related to potential
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “potential” mean?
existing in possibility, not in actuality
Right! That's what “potential” means.
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
Not quite: that's what tough means.
capable of producing great physical force
Not quite: that's what strong means.
free from external control and constraint
Not quite: that's what independent means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “potential”?
straight
Not quite: straight means something else.
original
Not quite: original means something else.
possible
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complete
Not quite: complete means something else.
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