Synonyms for latent
- adjective
Most common
hidden unseen unobserved passive dormant potential implicit subliminal
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Hidden — existing or present, but concealed or inactive
hidden, invisible, secret, unseen, concealed, occult, veiled, dark, unobserved, obscure, out of sight, abstruse formal, covert, mystical, recondite, esoteric, mystic, cryptic, unseeable
2. Inactive — remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant
inactive, dormant, passive, quiescent, torpid, inert, idle, languid, dull, abeyant, suspended, fallow, unactive, nonactive, stagnant, lethargic, sluggish, sedentary dated, cessant dated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Existing or present, but concealed or inactive.
- adj. 2
Remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.
Related words
- Word family
- latency latently
- Phrases
- latent heat latent time latent value latent variable latent vector latent fingerprint
Example sentences
- hidden She has to keep her powers hidden from her family.
- unseen Espionage often goes unnoticed, but never unseen.
- unobserved They were counting on sneaking in to the venue unobserved.
- passive Passive smokers are the victims of active smokers.
- dormant The cobbles lie dormant beneath a layer of asphalt.
- potential Algeria is a prosperous country full of potential.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| latent | steady | |
| hidden | rising | |
| unseen | rising | |
| unobserved | rising | |
| passive | rising | |
| dormant | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dark1, dull1, idle2
- 5 letters
- inert2
- 6 letters
- secret2, hidden2, unseen2, mystic2, covert2, occult2, veiled1, fallow2, torpid2
- 7 letters
- passive2, obscure2, dormant2, cryptic2, languid2, abeyant, cessant
- 8 letters
- possible3, inactive3, mystical3, implicit3, stagnant2, esoteric4, sluggish2, abstruse2, unactive
- 9 letters
- potential3, suspended3, invisible4, concealed2, sedentary4, lethargic3, quiescent3, recondite3, unseeable, nonactive
- 10 letters
- subliminal4, unobserved
- 11 letters
- undeveloped4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idle2 = 2 syllables).