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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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For technologies built on entanglement, that would mark an important step toward systems that can move quantum information reliably through future computers and networks.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Commentary in Chinese media also suggested Beijing was looking for a "better future" with the US, and a relationship that would "add more stability and certainty" to a turbulent world.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

A Chinese FSD launch would represent some AI progress at Tesla, which has pinned its future on AI applications such as FSD, robo-taxis, and humanoid robots.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Its decision raised questions over the future of the cartel and the sustainability of the kingdom’s role as the main market stabilizer, shouldering a disproportionate share of production adjustments, market watchers said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

But we knew all too well that any minute it could get out and the whole landscape of the future would shift.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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