potentialitynoun [ C or U ]
uk/pəˌten.ʃiˈæl.ə.ti/us/poʊˌten.ʃiˈæl.ə.t̬i/formalan ability for development, achievement, or success that is natural or has not been used:
[ + to infinitive ] The army's potentiality to intervene in politics remains strong.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Potential
- accident
- an accident waiting to happen idiom
- auspicious
- be an actor, cook, etc. in the making idiom
- budding
- fertile
- making
- not be beyond the wit of man/sb idiom
- potential
- potentially
- promise
- promising
- prospect
- room
- room for improvement idiom
- rosy
- sleeper
- untapped
- viable
- wit
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