The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word POTENTIAL , but the solution may also be IRREAL which is one of the most recent solution (2000 in Newsday).
Not actual crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| POTENTIAL | 33 % | 9 |
| NOMINAL | 33 % | 7 |
| IRREAL | 33 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Not actual
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hypothetical
- theoretical
- speculative
- hypothetically
- conjectural
- hypo
- speculation
- guesswork
- conjecture
- becoming
- hypothesize
- conservation
Crossword Answer definitions
POTENTIAL noun- Currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to)
- The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.
- 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.
- (grammar) A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable.
- Existing in possibility, not in actuality.
- Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result
- A potential field is an irrotational (static) field.
- A potential flow is an irrotational flow.
- (grammar) Referring to a verbal construction of form stating something is possible or probable.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result POTENTIAL
- Kind of energy
- It's not always met
- Inherent capability.
- Not actual.
- Latent
- Something to live up to
- What a talent scout looks for
- Latent greatness
- Possibility
More clues leading to the result NOMINAL
- Budget-friendly
- Insignificant
- Trifling
- So-called
- In name only
- Not worth mentioning
- Putative
- Par.
- Existing in name only.
- Not real or actual.