POTENTIALITIES Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of potentialities And where there is injustice and frustration, the potentialities for violence are greater. —

NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for potentialities

Noun

Already with Walker, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels and the possible free-agency returns of Jonathan Kuminga and CJ McCollum, just imagine the possibilities (including trade possibilities) with Dybantsa, Peterson, Boozer, Wilson or Darius or Acuff as potential Atlanta selections.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
But at the peak of possibilities for the Wings is title contention.

— Annie Costabile, New York Times, 9 May 2026