Meaning & use
potentially
Possibly, in a way that could happen or develop under the right conditions.
See it in a sentence
The medication could potentially cause drowsiness in some patients who take it.
This discovery is potentially the biggest breakthrough in the field in decades.
A note on using this word
Potentially signals a real but unconfirmed possibility, softer than saying something will definitely happen.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
definitelycertainly
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