Synonyms of potentials

potentials

noun

plural of potential

as in possibilities

something that can develop or become actual

a time when cloning was merely a potential and the stuff of science fiction

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• realities
• actualities
• certainties

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of potentials

Then on July 7, Neptune will station retrograde in Aries, pulling the curtain back on fantasies and ideals surrounding romantic partners and potentials. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

However, enthusiastically advocating for the empowering benefits of hypertext and hypermedia or skeptically warning against their manipulative potentials might not be the only available choice. — Carmen Daniela Maier, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

Your mind may drift toward education or travel potentials during the Virgo moon. — Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026

The simulations relied on AI models known as foundation potentials, which can perform atom-level calculations faster and at lower cost than traditional computational methods. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026

All of the cumulative regions the wave passes through, with all of the growth and shrinkages that occur, imprint themselves onto the wave, as do the initial and final gravitational potentials. — Big Think, 3 Apr. 2026

Kudo agrees, adding matte and cat-eye finishes as chic potentials for reds and pinks, respectively. — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026

Michael Levin, a researcher at Tufts University, has blocked cell channels to manipulate the membrane potentials of developing worm embryos, causing genetically identical worms to develop different body plans. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026

The tiles thus became an instrument, a resonating body; the installation paid respect to the generative potentials embedded in natural materials, including the clay soil from which the tiles were made. — Hung Duong, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026