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latent
Meaning: present but hidden or not yet active
latent in a sentence
How latent is used in real sentences:
The crisis awakened tensions that had remained latent for decades.
Her latent talent emerged when she first stepped onto the stage.
“Beavers returned to a few tributaries, activating the valley's latent capacity to hold ponds, trap sediment, and shelter insects.”
— from the passage The Valley Remembers
Synonyms for latent
Other words for latent — dormant, hidden and potential — carry the same meaning.
- dormant
- hidden
- potential
Antonyms of latent
Words that mean the opposite of latent:
- active
- manifest
- evident
Where it comes from
From Latin latere, meaning 'to lie hidden.'
Memory hook
LATENT sounds like 'lay tent': something lying under a tent stays hidden.