Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Capacity or ability that can develop into something in the future or indicates a possibility of becoming more effective.
Potential
/pəˈtenʃəl/Synonyms:
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Examples:
She has the potential to be a great leader.This project has enormous potential for success.
Etymology:
Borrowed from Latin potentialis, relating to power or possibility, from potentia meaning power, rooted in potens signifying powerful or able, emerging in Middle English in the late 1300s.
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