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potential
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existing only as a possibility and not in fact I can see a few potential problems with co-owning a beach house with another couple Synonyms implicit, possible Related Words conceivable, generable, imaginable, plausible, thinkable; likely, probable; conjectural, hypothetical, suppositional, theoretical (also theoretic); alleged, assumed, purported, reputed, supposed; achievable, attainable, doable, feasible, practicable, viable, workable Near Antonyms authenticated, confirmed, demonstrated, established, proven, substantiated; authentic, bona fide, genuine, true Antonyms actual, existent, factual, real
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potential
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something that can develop or become actual a time when cloning was merely a potential and the stuff of science fiction Synonyms capability, eventuality, possibility, potentiality, prospect Related Words likelihood, probability; latency, potency Near Antonyms actuality, reality; certainty
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