adj.: underlying, dormant, Latent, possible, Potential, seminal, subliminal, existing but not yet active, developed or visible, in existence and capable of being developed or used
Thesaurus Group
grope malefic, insidious breathless, sedentary, dull, dronish, inchoate, obsolete, asleep, Passive, backward, undeveloped have Possibility of
Containing Phrases
underlying feeling, quality, implication, etc
the sword of Damocles
dormant talent
latency of action
underlying overspill
Nishi Underlying genius
latent ambiguity
potential purchasing power for consumer goods
underlying work hardening coefficient
World am crooked Global economy underlying conjuncture