What is another word for potential?
Pronunciation:
[ pətˈɛnʃə͡l], [ pətˈɛnʃəl], [ p_ə_t_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_əl]
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Similar words for potential:
- attainable (adjective)
- in essence (adjective)
- latent (adjective)
- possible (adjective)
- undeveloped (adjective)
- virtual (adjective)
- would-be (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- budding (adjective)
- dormant (adjective)
- implied (adjective)
- promising (adjective)
- capability (noun)
- degree (noun)
- electric potential (noun)
- energy (noun)
- expected (noun)
- force (noun)
- possibility for achievement (noun)
- potency (noun)
- potential (noun)
- potentiality (noun)
- power (noun)
- promise (noun)
- ability
- embryonic
- implicit
- shove
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
Synonyms for Potential:
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adj.
• attainable • in essence • latent • possible- can do ,
- cincher ,
- conceivable ,
- doable ,
- feasible ,
- imaginable ,
- inherent ,
- snapper ,
- study at latent ,
- hypothetical ,
- within reach .
- be ginning ,
- be-ginning ,
- growing ,
- incipient ,
- more beginning ,
- more blossoming ,
- more burgeoning ,
- more fledgling ,
- more germinal ,
- more germinating ,
- more nascent ,
- more opening ,
- more pubescent ,
- more pullulating ,
- more sprouting ,
- more vegetating ,
- most beginning ,
- most blossoming ,
- most burgeoning ,
- most fledgling ,
- most germinal ,
- most germinating ,
- most nascent ,
- most opening ,
- most pubescent ,
- most pullulating ,
- most sprouting ,
- most vegetating .
- in operative ,
- in-operative ,
- inert ,
- more hibernating ,
- more prepatent ,
- more sidelined ,
- more slumbering ,
- more smoldering ,
- most hibernating ,
- most prepatent ,
- most sidelined ,
- most slumbering ,
- most smoldering ,
- on shelf ,
- on the shelf ,
- out action ,
- pre patent ,
- pre-patent ,
- suspended .
- fore shadowed ,
- fore-shadowed ,
- foreshadowed ,
- in direct ,
- in sinuated ,
- in tended ,
- in-direct ,
- in-sinuated ,
- in-tended ,
- more adumbrated ,
- more connoted ,
- more figured ,
- more foreshadowed ,
- more insinuated ,
- more meant ,
- more significative ,
- more signified ,
- more symbolized ,
- more wordless ,
- most adumbrated ,
- most connoted ,
- most figured ,
- most foreshadowed ,
- most insinuated ,
- most meant ,
- most significative ,
- most signified ,
- most symbolized ,
- most wordless ,
- un declared ,
- un expressed ,
- un said ,
- un spoken ,
- un uttered ,
- un-declared ,
- un-expressed ,
- un-said ,
- un-spoken ,
- un-uttered ,
- under stood ,
- under-stood .
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n.
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- history will show/record/judge etc. ,
- the best/worst is yet to come ,
- tomorrow is another day ,
- what the future holds .
- amplitude ,
- caliber ,
- degree ,
- extent ,
- grade ,
- intensity ,
- level ,
- magnitude ,
- measure ,
- notch ,
- quality ,
- range ,
- scale ,
- step .
- RAYS ,
- conductivities ,
- conductivity ,
- dynamism ,
- horsepower ,
- juice ,
- kilowatt ,
- kilowatts ,
- radioactivities ,
- radioactivity ,
- voltage ,
- voltages ,
- wattage ,
- wattages .
Other synonyms:
- bound ,
- guaranteed ,
- possibly ,
- probably ,
- sure .
- eventual ,
- futuristic ,
- slow .
- energy .
- promise .
- prospect .
- future .
Other relevant words:
- push .
- alluded to ,
- attainable ,
- budding ,
- bursting forth ,
- closed down ,
- dormant ,
- earthly ,
- germinal ,
- latent ,
- nascent ,
- out of action ,
- possible ,
- prepatent ,
- pubescent ,
- shooting up ,
- sidelined ,
- significative ,
- slumbering ,
- tacitly assumed ,
- undeveloped ,
- wordless ,
- would-be .
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How to use "Potential" in context?
Possibly the most talked about word these days, "potential" has taken on a life of its own. Used to describe anything from an idea to a person, it has come to be associated with potential greatness. You might be thinking, however, "What does potential have to do with real life?" Plenty, as potential can be a key factor in achieving success. Here are four ways potential can help you achieve your goals:
1. Ready,Set,Go: When you have a clear goal in mind and know what you need to do to reach that goal, potential is at your beck and call.
Paraphrases for Potential:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
potentials.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, plural
potentialities.
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Noun, singular or mass
potentiality.
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Noun, plural
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Independent
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Adjective
alleged, aspiring, conceivable, feasible, hidden, hypothetical, imaginable, intentional, liable, plausible, possible, promising, underlying, viable.
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Noun, plural
makings, possible, Capacities, Efforts, Endowments, claims, openings, chances, leads, substances, dangers, perspectives, avenues, strengths, potencies, possibles.
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Noun, singular or mass
addressable, conceivable, dive, eventuality, means, option, possible, promising, challenges.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
possibility, Capabilities, Possibilities, potentiel.
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Noun, plural
Capabilities, Possibilities, Talents.
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Noun, singular or mass
dynamic, latent, possibility, propensity, promises.
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Verb, past tense
possibility.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
possibility, Possibilities.
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Proper noun, singular
Hyponym for Potential:
n.
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state
possibility, possibleness.
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state
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