future

[fyoo-cher] / ˈfyu tʃər /

ADJECTIVE

to come; expected

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eventual forthcoming imminent impending planned prospective subsequent ultimate

STRONG

approaching coming final inevitable unfolding

WEAK

booked budgeted close at hand coming up destined down the line down the pike down the road fated from here in from here on from here to eternity from now on in in the cards in the course of time in the offing just around the corner later likely looked toward near next scheduled to-be ulterior unborn up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

distant later past

NOUN

time to come

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destiny fate millennium outlook prospect

STRONG

eternity expectation futurity hereafter infinity morrow offing posterity tomorrow

WEAK

aftertime afterward by-and-by life to come subsequent time to-be world to come

Antonyms

WEAK

past

Example Sentences

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But she has other ideas for her future.

From Los Angeles Times

Stock futures were down slightly, following a Thursday slump that sent the Nasdaq composite into correction territory.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stock futures point to modest opening losses and oil is higher at the start of the week’s final trading session.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rather than split the company, Cahillane would stake his—and Kraft Heinz’s—future on first turning around an ocean liner of a company with nearly 200 brands.

From The Wall Street Journal

"So instead, people are buying collectables and storing them. A lot of this stuff increases in value, so they can sell it in the future."

From BBC

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