POTENTIAL Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word potential. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| likely | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • has a good chance of being the case or of coming about adverb • with considerable certainty; without much doubt adjective satellite • expected to become or be; in prospect • within the realm of credibility | ||||||
| possible | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • capable of happening or existing • existing in possibility noun • something that can be done • an applicant who might be suitable | ||||||
| advancing | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • moving forward | ||||||
| budding | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent adjective satellite • beginning to develop | ||||||
| developing | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||
noun • processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible adjective satellite • relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply | ||||||
| dormant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct adjective satellite • in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation • lying with head on paws as if sleeping • inactive but capable of becoming active | ||||||
| embryonic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • of an organism prior to birth or hatching • in an early stage of development | ||||||
| emerging | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • coming to maturity • coming into existence | ||||||
| eventual | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating | ||||||
| forthcoming | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • at ease in talking to others • of the relatively near future • available when required or as promised | ||||||
| future | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • yet to be or coming • a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened noun • the time yet to come • a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future • bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date adjective satellite • effective in or looking toward the future • (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving | ||||||
| growing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • relating to or suitable for growth noun • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state | ||||||
| imminent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • close in time; about to occur | ||||||
| incipient | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • only partly in existence; imperfectly formed | ||||||
| latent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • potentially existing but not presently evident or realized • (pathology) not presently active | ||||||
| pending | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • awaiting conclusion or confirmation | ||||||
| probable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • likely but not certain to be or become true or real noun • an applicant likely to be chosen adjective satellite • apparently destined | ||||||
| promising | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • showing possibility of achievement or excellence • likely to turn out well in the future | ||||||
| prospective | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or concerned with or related to the future | ||||||
| unfolding | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a developmental process | ||||||
