potential

11 points English 9 letters Very common Commonness #2,728 Valid in: US and UK dictionaries

Definitions

noun

the inherent capacity for coming into being

adjective

existing in possibility

Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Pronunciation

/pʌtˈɛnʃʌl/ · 3 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

Word forms

plural potentials

Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.

Synonyms

the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts

voltage

the inherent capacity for coming into being

potentiality potency

existing in possibility

possible latent

expected to become or be

likely prospective

Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

Antonyms

actual

Antonyms — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

Rhymes

essential confidential presidential influential residential differential existential preferential exponential quintessential torrential sequential consequential credential experiential henschel

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Crossword clues

“the inherent capacity for coming into being” wn-def

Anagrams

peltation

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Words you can make from POTENTIAL

to it in on no not at one let an into lot