latent
/LAY-tunt/adjectiveexisting but not yet developed or visible
“The rivalry stayed latent until the title race tightened.”
- Synonyms
- dormant, hidden, potential
- Antonyms
- manifest, active
- Memory hook
- latere (lie hidden): there, but sleeping.
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