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potential

Divide potential into syllables:

po · ten · tial

How to pronounce potential:

Synonyms for potential:

potentialityvoltagepotency

Antonyms for potential:

implausibleunreasonabledubiousinconceivabledoubtfulunimaginablehelplessabsurdremoteimpossible
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