Bent and Potential

Bent

Bent noun - A special and usually inborn ability.

Usage example: having a decided bent for languages, he picked up Italian in no time

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Potential and bent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Potential" instead a noun "Bent".

Nearby Word: bend

Potential noun - Something that can develop or become actual.

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Bent and potential are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bent" instead a noun "Potential".

human	human bent	human potential
similar	similar bent	similar potential
natural	natural bent	natural potential
obvious	obvious bent	obvious potential
Other adjectives: strong, powerful, definite, serious, evil, little, psychic, spiritual, creative, magical, defensive, terrifying, comedic.

But the degree of success of these bodies varies as they often suffer from severe folds and lumps when joints are bent, and potential breakage of the internal skeleton.

Source: Barbie Doll Anatomy
Her Ultimate Universe counterpart seemed to be shaping up to be similar, sending Spider-Man to potential bad guys' hideouts but in the end turned out to be working for the Kingpin and unceremoniously shot by The Punisher because he knew she was a bent cop.

Source: Treacherous Advisor
Disproportionate Retribution: Noein's backstory— Yuu is so bent out of shape over losing Haruka in a car crash that he decides he must destroy all potential futures to end suffering!

Source: Anime / Noein

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