Potential

//po(ʊ)ˈtɛnʃəl//

Synonyms for "potential" (156 found)

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Closest matches (32)

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contingency contingent covert cryptic delitescent developing dormant dower dowry earthly

Adjective(1 words)

efficacious

Noun(1 words)

electric potential

Strong matches (46)

electromotive force electromotivity embryonic emf endowment equipment esoteric even chance eventuality faculty flair forte future genius gift good chance good possibility goods hibernating hidden

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hope humanly possible imaginable imminent imperative implicit implied indicative instinct jussive lead likelihood likely long suit lurking makings metier mode mood muffled mystic mystical natural endowment

Noun(1 words)

facility

Adjective(1 words)

influential

Adjective(1 words)

likely

Related words (78)

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Adjective(3 words)

noumenal spiritual virtual

Noun(9 words)

noumenon potency potential difference potential drop potentiality skill spirit touch voltage

Adjective(1 words)

possible

Related word relations

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10 relation types

More general

3 entries

electrical phenomenon possibility possibleness

Antonyms

3 entries

actual matter phenomenon

Synonyms

3 entries

electric potential noumenon spirit

Related terms

5 entries

potence potency potent potentate potentiality

derived

69 entries

Cornell potential Coulomb potential Lennard-Jones potential MLR potential Morse potential Yukawa potential action potential after-potential afterpotential biopotential bipotential decomposition potential demarcation potential eigenpotential electric potential electrochemical potential

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derived from

1 entries

potent

has context

2 entries

grammar physics

is a

2 entries

possibility scalar quantity

related to

12 entries

ability actuality adposition endowed field possibility potence potency potent potentate potentiality radial

similar

4 entries

latent prospective

Translations

129 translations across 43 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

δυναμικόν noun (currently unrealized ability)

Armenian

2 entries

ներուժ noun (currently unrealized ability)
պոտենցիալ noun (currently unrealized ability)

Asturian

1 entries

potencial adj (existing in possibility)

Bulgarian

4 entries

възможен adj (existing in possibility)
потенциален adj (existing in possibility)
потенциал noun (currently unrealized ability)
потенциал noun (energy of a unit electrical charge)

Catalan

4 entries

potencial adj (existing in possibility)
potencial noun (currently unrealized ability)
potencial noun (physics: the radial component of a gravitational field)
potencial noun (energy of a unit electrical charge)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

潛在 /潜在 adj (existing in possibility)
勢能 /势能 noun (physics: the radial component of a gravitational field)
潛力 /潜力 noun (currently unrealized ability)
潛質 /潜质 noun (currently unrealized ability)

Czech

3 entries

potencionální adj (existing in possibility)
potenciální adj (existing in possibility)
potenciál noun (energy of a unit electrical charge)

Danish

1 entries

potentiel adj (existing in possibility)

Dutch

1 entries

potentieel adj (existing in possibility)

Esperanto

1 entries

potencialo noun (currently unrealized ability)

Finnish

4 entries

mahdollinen adj (existing in possibility)
potentiaalinen adj (existing in possibility)
potentiaali noun (currently unrealized ability)
potentiaali noun (physics: the radial component of a gravitational field)

French

3 entries

potentiel adj (existing in possibility)
possibilités noun (currently unrealized ability)
potentiel noun (currently unrealized ability)

Galician

1 entries

potencial noun (currently unrealized ability)

Georgian

4 entries

პოტენციალური adj (existing in possibility)
პოტენციალი noun (currently unrealized ability)
პოტენციალი noun (physics: the radial component of a gravitational field)
პოტენციალი noun (energy of a unit electrical charge)

German

4 entries

möglich adj (existing in possibility)
potentiell adj (existing in possibility)
potenziell adj (existing in possibility)
Potential noun (currently unrealized ability)

Greek

4 entries

δυνητικός adj (existing in possibility)
ενδεχόμενος adj (existing in possibility)
πιθανός adj (existing in possibility)
δυναμικό noun (currently unrealized ability)

Hebrew

1 entries

פוטנציאלי adj (existing in possibility)

Hindi

1 entries

विभव noun (energy of a unit electrical charge)

Hungarian

4 entries

potenciális adj (existing in possibility)
potenciál noun (currently unrealized ability)
potenciál noun (physics: the radial component of a gravitational field)
potenciál noun (energy of a unit electrical charge)

Icelandic

1 entries

mögulegur adj (existing in possibility)

Indonesian

1 entries

potensi noun (currently unrealized ability)

Iranian Persian

2 entries

پتانسیل adj (existing in possibility)
پتانسیل noun (currently unrealized ability)

Irish

4 entries

féideartha adj (existing in possibility)
ionchasach adj (existing in possibility)
poitéinsiúil adj (existing in possibility)
acmhainneacht noun (currently unrealized ability)

Italian

2 entries

potenziale adj (existing in possibility)
potenziale noun (currently unrealized ability)

Japanese

4 entries

潜在的 adj (existing in possibility)
ポテンシャル noun (currently unrealized ability)
ポテンシャル noun (energy of a unit electrical charge)
位置エネルギー noun (physics: the radial component of a gravitational field)

Korean

3 entries

잠재적 adj (existing in possibility)
가능성 noun (currently unrealized ability)
잠재력 noun (currently unrealized ability)

Kyrgyz

3 entries

дарамет noun (currently unrealized ability)
кудурет noun (currently unrealized ability)
магдыр noun (currently unrealized ability)

Lao

3 entries

ບົ່ມຊ້ອນ adj (existing in possibility)
ທ່າແຮງ noun (currently unrealized ability)
ສັກກະຍະພາບ noun (currently unrealized ability)

Latvian

1 entries

potenciāls adj (existing in possibility)

Lithuanian

1 entries

galimas adj (existing in possibility)

Malay

1 entries

potensi noun (currently unrealized ability)

Māori

3 entries

torohū adj (existing in possibility)
pitomata noun (currently unrealized ability)
torohū noun (currently unrealized ability)

Polish

3 entries

potencjalny adj (existing in possibility)
potencjał noun (currently unrealized ability)
potencjał noun (energy of a unit electrical charge)

Portuguese

4 entries

potencial adj (existing in possibility)
potencial noun (currently unrealized ability)
potencial noun (physics: the radial component of a gravitational field)
potencial noun (energy of a unit electrical charge)

Romanian

2 entries

potențial noun (currently unrealized ability)
potențial noun (energy of a unit electrical charge)

Russian

4 entries

возмо́жный adj (existing in possibility)
потенциа́льный adj (existing in possibility)
зада́тки noun (currently unrealized ability)
потенциа́л noun (currently unrealized ability)

Spanish

3 entries

posible adj (existing in possibility)
potencial adj (existing in possibility)
potencial noun (currently unrealized ability)

Swedish

3 entries

potentiell adj (existing in possibility)
potential noun (currently unrealized ability)
potential noun (energy of a unit electrical charge)

Tagalog

2 entries

binitin adj (existing in possibility)
kaigtingan noun (physics: the radial component of a gravitational field)

Thai

1 entries

ศักยภาพ noun (currently unrealized ability)

Turkish

4 entries

gizil adj (existing in possibility)
potansiyel adj (existing in possibility)
gizil noun (currently unrealized ability)
gizil güç noun (physics: the radial component of a gravitational field)

Ukrainian

4 entries

можли́вий adj (existing in possibility)
потенці́йний adj (existing in possibility)
потенціа́л noun (currently unrealized ability)
потенціа́л noun (energy of a unit electrical charge)

Vietnamese

1 entries

tiềm năng noun (currently unrealized ability)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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Education aims to develop potential abilities.

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Those children are potential customers.

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The physicist was aware of the potential danger of nuclear fusion.

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Its potential influence cannot be overestimated.

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