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- pronunciation:
- p
ten
shl
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
capable of coming into existence; possible; latent.
They viewed the neighboring country's build up of weapons as a potential threat.
- synonyms:
- latent, possible
- antonyms:
- actual
- similar words:
- dormant, likely, probable, prospective, quiescent
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| related words: |
latent, paper |
(adj.)potential
+ noun
adversary,
ally,
application,
barrier,
benefit,
bias,
buyer,
candidate,
client,
competitor,
complication,
conflict,
consequence,
contribution,
contributor,
customer,
damage,
danger,
disaster,
donor,
effect,
employer,
enemy,
error,
exposure,
gain,
harm,
hazard,
impact,
implication,
influence,
investor,
juror,
liability,
limitation,
loss,
mate,
nominee,
obstacle,
opponent,
outcome,
participant,
partner,
pitfall,
predator,
predictor,
problem,
recipient,
recruit,
reward,
risk,
rival,
solution,
source,
sponsor,
suspect,
target,
terrorist,
threat,
user,
variable,
victim,
violation,
voter,
weakness,
witness
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
possibility or promise.
Tempers flared, and it was clear that there was potential for violence to break out.Other companies weren't interested, but this one believed the idea had potential.- synonyms:
- promise
- similar words:
- capability, likelihood, possibility, power, prospect
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| definition 2: |
a certain skill or ability that may become developed.
The coach could see that this inexperienced athlete had great potential as a ball player.- synonyms:
- aptitude, capability, capacity, promise
- similar words:
- ability, faculty, gift, talent
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| definition 3: |
in an electrical circuit, the difference between the charge at one point and that at another point, which difference results in a flow of current.
- synonyms:
- charge
- similar words:
- tension
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| related words: |
aptitude, candidate, charge |
adjective + (n.)potential
academic, aware, commercial, considerable, creative, economic, enormous, full, genetic, great, greatest, huge, human, long-term, nuclear, tremendous, unlimited, vast
verb + (n.)potential
achieve, assess, demonstrate, earn, enhance, evaluate, exploit, explore, fulfill, increase, limit, maximize, reach, realize, recognize, reduce
(n.)potential
+ verb
exist
noun + (n.)potential
earnings, growth, learning, profit
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The word potential
contains the following parts:
poss, pot
Latin
root
that means able; power
  Example words:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, agricultural, ancestral, annual, arboreal, artificial, astral, bacterial, biblical, biographical, brutal, capital, central, ceremonial, chemical, classical, clinical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continental, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, fluvial, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, guttural, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, ineffectual, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, pastoral, personal, philosophical, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, political, potential, quizzical, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, sacrificial, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, territorial, theatrical, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, veridical, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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