- that can develop into something or be developed in the future synonym possible
- potential customers/buyers/investors/clients
- We have compiled a list of 10 potential candidates.
- the potential benefits of European integration
- potential risks
- a potential threat
- the potential impact of the latest surge in oil prices
- First we need to identify actual and potential problems.
- Have you looked into the potential side effects of the treatment?
- a potential prime minister
- a potential source of conflict
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin potentialis, from potentia ‘power’, from potent- ‘being able’, from the verb posse. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.Definitions on the go
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