might-have-been
unhopeful
always a bridesmaid, never a bride
lackluster
lightweight
portent
nearly man
base
no-hoper
emptyhandedness
pisser
pond scum
unhuman
paper tiger
small potatoes
plaster saint
unalive
dark horse
nonentity
nonvisionary
simple-mindedly
lusterless
in posse
ungifted
sleeper
wannabe
never-was
unadept
a magician never reveals his secrets
acceptable
abandoned person
small
unheard
unmajestic
unfulfilled
upstart
idealist
shadow
unaccomplished
dehumanise
nonprestige
random
ne'er-do-well
unrealized
lost cause
sack of flesh
dehumanize
unrealised
indiscernible
nondescript
notability
pygmy
unoriginal
never-wozzer
unstanchable
mishire
legend in one's own lunchtime
born loser
Joe Nobody
strengthlessness
big shot
copycat
hopeless
maladroit
nontalent
Titanic
undauntable
insignificancy
rare bird
lame duck
corker
almost
strengthless
X factor
carpetbagger
ungainly
nonbeing
busted valise
zero
inexpert
impotent
gift
standout
rara avis
picayune
non-powerlike
lamester
ungenius
incompetent
doubtful
arriviste
Cinderella
Muggle
glow-down
dichocephalic

English words for 'Someone or something whose potential greatness was not achieved.'

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