Influence and Potential

Influence

Influence noun - The power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly.

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

Potential noun - Something that can develop or become actual.

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

human	human influence	human potential
good	good influence	good potential
high	high influence	high potential
considerable	considerable influence	considerable potential
Other adjectives: obvious, strong, powerful, real, massive, large, big, great, enormous, huge, evil, little, psychic, major, destructive, significant, greater, greatest, magical.

Trafalgar Law is an Anti-Hero case, who is Luffy's equal in potential and influence but let the tragic events in his past consume him, causing him to become moody and unconcerned in the present.

Source: Shadow Archetype
India holds the potential of becoming a democratic counterweight to Beijing and Moscow, and has been steadily increasing its global influence and power.

Source: Useful Notes / The New Tens
They debate various potential reasons, from Vader's Force echo to the usefulness of Luke's training to the influence of Big Bad Supreme Leader Snoke.

Source: Where Did We Go Wrong?

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