Like
Like adverb - To some degree or extent.
Potentially and like are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Potentially" instead an adverb "Like".
Potentially
Potentially adverb - With a possibility of becoming actual.
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Synonyms for Potentially
Both words in one sentence
- Fates also has Odin and Laslow potentially marrying women who are like their mothers.
Source: Like Parent, Like Spouse -
Usually it's something harmless like a teddy bear, but sometimes it's something potentially useful like a rock or a rocket.
Source: Video Game / Angry Birds 2 -
Sometimes it's something harmless like a teddy bear, other times it can be something potentially useful like a rock or a rocket.
Source: Baleful Polymorph
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Potentially and Like. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/potentially
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Potentially or Like. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/potentially.
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