potential

noun adjective

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: po-ten-tial (3)
English Definition

Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future

Example Sentence

He is a potential customer.

US IPA /pษ™หˆtenสƒl/
UK IPA /pษ™หˆtenสƒl/

Synonyms

possible prospective latent probable promising

Antonyms

impossible actual unlikely