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[ puh-ten-shuh-lee ] / pəˈtɛn ʃə li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR potentially ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbpossibly but not yet actually: potentially useful information. Origin of potentiallylate Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at potential, -ly Words nearby potentiallypotential difference, potential divider, potential energy, potential gradient, potentiality, potentially, potential well, potentiate, potentilla, potentiometer, potentiometric Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for potentiallyBuzzfeed shows us a potentially terrifying glimpse of the future. Use Your Brain—Control a Drone|The Daily Beast Video|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST The Eighty-ninth Congress was potentially more fertile ground for the broad range of controversial programs on his dream agenda. Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society|Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST Less than six hours later, the FARC potentially came good on the challenge. Did The U.S.-Cuba Deal Help Drive A Rebel Ceasefire in Colombia?|Richard McColl|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST It has to be said that Dunham includes characteristics that do make “Barry” potentially identifiable. The Right's Rape Trolls vs. Lena Dunham|Emily Shire|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Embracing those fleeing war in the Middle East would come at a high political, economic, and (potentially) public health cost. Pope Bids Refugees to EU ‘Bienvenido’; Europe Says ‘Non’|Candida Moss|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Matter is potentially substance; after it assumes a form it becomes actual substance. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik Reduced to personal exploitation, it is property only potentially. What is Property?|P. J. Proudhon I still remain the sinner, fundamentally and potentially at every step the sinner. The Prodigal Returns|Lilian Staveley Man is potentially capable of receiving them in a certain manner. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik To say so, however, would be to admit that in totemism there was something not only 'mystic' but potentially religious. Recent Developments in European Thought|Various
Words related to potentiallypossibly, likely, probably, maybe, imaginably |