Latent synonyms
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Part of speech:
(Gram.) Expressing possibility, capability, power, etc.
active (antonym)
Being in a condition of biological rest or inactivity characterized by cessation of growth or development and the suspension of many metabolic processes:
(Medicine) Asymptomatic:
Of something that is inferred, rather than plainly expressed. Of something that is inferred, rather than plainly expressed.
Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; intrinsic:
Not brought to realization; not made actual or real:
Having a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
Slow and dull; apathetic
in abeyance
Not being in continuous use or operation:
in-the-making
(Idiomatic) In development; in the process of being made.
That can happen or be; potential
(Anatomy) Situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts. Used of certain nerves and muscles.
slumbering
Temporarily inactive.
Having inertia; without power to move, act, or resist
Concealed, hidden, disguised, or surreptitious
(Law) No longer legally binding
Receiving or subjected to an action without responding or initiating an action in return:
Basic; fundamental:
contained
Not stated or conveyed:
Implied by or inferred from actions or statements:
escaping notice
Concealed; secret
Not known, realized, or intended; not done, said, etc. on purpose
Of, relating to, or involving inference.
between the lines
developed (antonym)
operative (antonym)
delitescent
Out of sight; not apparent
Operating in a hidden or confidential manner:
(Bot.) Having no pedicel or peduncle; attached directly to the main stem, as the flower and leaves of a trillium plant
Not seen or prepared for in advance
Concealed or disguised as if with a veil:
deliquescence
The condition of being deliquescent
The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
incubation
The phase in the development of a disease between the infection and the first appearance of symptoms
The state or quality of being latent.
Capacity for future success; potential; promise
Inherent capacity for growth, development, or coming into existence.
(Microbiology) When a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.
A state of being quiet; rest; calmness
manifest (antonym)
obvious (antonym)
clear (antonym)
apparent (antonym)
open (antonym)
public (antonym)
live (antonym)
(Archaic) Dependent on circumstance; contingent.
action (related)
show (related)
Synonym Study
- Quiescent implies a stopping of activity, usually only temporarily the raging sea had become quiescent
- Dormant suggests a lack of visible activity, as of something asleep a dormant volcano
- Potential applies to that which exists in an undeveloped state but which can be brought to development in the normal course of events a potential concert pianist
- Latent applies to that which exists but is as yet concealed or unrevealed latent abilities
Find another word for latent. In this page you can discover 63 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for latent, like: potential, abeyant, active, dormant, quiescent, implied, inherent, undeveloped, unrealized, underdeveloped and torpid.