Indeterminate
Indeterminate adjective - Not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance.
Potential and indeterminate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Potential" instead an adjective "Indeterminate".
Potential
Potential adjective - Existing only as a possibility and not in fact.
Indeterminate and potential are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Indeterminate" instead an adjective "Potential".
Both words in one sentence
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Twentieth-century composer Percy Grainger wrote for an ensemble of four to six Theremins (instead of a string quartet) in his composition "Free Music," utilizing their potential for notes of indeterminate pitch.
Source: Theremin - Brown's ex-girlfriend is Sally (a baby chick); and Jessica, a cat, has James (ostensibly human) and Moon (indeterminate species) as potential love interests.
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Potential and Indeterminate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/indeterminate/potential
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