latent | Definition of latent

Synonyms and Antonyms of latent

not being in a state of use, activity, or employment

he has a latent talent for acting that he hasn't had a chance to express yet

Synonyms of latent

dead, dormant, fallow, free, idle, inactive, inert, inoperative, off, unused, vacant

Words Related to latent

abeyant, arrested, interrupted, suspended

asleep, comatose, lifeless, moribund, quiescent, sleepy

inoperable, unusable, unworkable, useless

Phrases Synonymous with latent

at rest, on the shelf, out of commission

Near Antonyms of latent

functional, operable, operational, workable

assiduous, industrious, sedulous

energetic, vigorous

feasible, practical, usable (also useable), useful, viable

Antonyms of latent

active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, going, living, on, operating, operative, running, working