Potential
/pəˈtɛnʃəl/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts9 letters
Definition of Potential
noun
- Currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to)
"Even from a young age it was clear that she had the potential to become a great musician."
- The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.
- The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field.
- (grammar) A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable.
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Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
noumenonspiritefficaciousinfluentialnoumenalspiritualvirtual
ANTONYMS
matterphenomenonactualphenomenalreal