potential: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 11 letter points · starts with P · ends with L
Meaning of potential
noun
- countable, uncountable
A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
Example: Even from a young age it was clear that she had the potential to become a great musician.
- countable, uncountable
The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.
- countable, uncountable
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.
- countable, uncountable
A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable.
Listed forms: potentials.
Source: Wiktionary — potential.
adj
- not-comparable
Existing in possibility, not in actuality.
- not-comparable
irrotational
- not-comparable
irrotational (see potential flow on Wikipedia)
- not-comparable
Referring to a verbal construction of form stating something is possible or probable.
Source: Wiktionary — potential.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for potential.
adjective
existing in possibility
adjective
expected to become or be; in prospect
noun
the inherent capacity for coming into being
noun
the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
- electric potential
- potential difference
- potential drop
- voltage
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is potential in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of potential
P(3) + O(1) + T(1) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) + I(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of potential
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from potential
290 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in potential. Showing up to 24, longest first.