Synonyms of potentialities

potentialities

noun

plural of potentiality

as in possibilities

something that can develop or become actual

would like to see a colony on the moon as an actuality and not merely a potentiality

Synonyms & Similar Words

• possibilities
• potentials
• prospects
• capabilities
• probabilities
• eventualities
• likelihoods
• potencies
• latencies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• realities
• actualities
• certainties

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of potentialities

Work commenced on the record three months after Drewchin welcomed the arrival of her first child, Nova, a period in which she was consumed with the reality and potentialities of being a new parent. — Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Takeovers are at once a timeless illustration of the volatility of crowds—perhaps especially adolescent crowds—and of the much newer potentialities unleashed by the internet a few decades ago. — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

And where there is injustice and frustration, the potentialities for violence are greater. — NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025