1. (noun)potential, potentiality, potency the inherent capacity for coming into being
2. (noun)electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
3. (adj)potential, possible existing in possibility
"a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power"
4. (adj)likely, potential expected to become or be; in prospect
"potential clients"