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

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

Interestingly, the materials could achieve 100-million-volt potentials over mere centimeters rather than kilometers. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026

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

Cancerous cells tend to have different membrane potentials than healthy ones, and Levin has argued that some cancers might result from a breakdown in multicellularity that happens when cells can no longer use electricity to coordinate. —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

These signals come in forms such as action potentials (resembling animal nerve cells, though slower) and variation potentials (often linked with stress responses). —Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 19 Nov. 2025

That’s no longer the case, and suddenly the possibilities for who wins this category are endless, with Taylor, Wicked’s Ariana Grande, and Sentimental Value’s Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas all feeling like potentials at this stage. —Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025

However, the Environmental Protection Agency has been working to phase out products like Forane 134a to instead use items with reduced global warming potentials. —Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2025