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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Do you feel like as filmmakers that all of you are being put in this position of fighting for the future of theaters and moviegoing?

From Los Angeles Times

After steadily gaining power and influence for more than a decade, the watchdogs that provide civilian oversight of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department face an uncertain future.

From Los Angeles Times

But that would be something to be worked out in the future - if a peace deal is signed.

From BBC

U.S. natural gas futures gave up early gains and settled lower in volatile trade.

From The Wall Street Journal

Global markets and U.S. futures were largely up after a lower-than-expected U.S. inflation print for November prompted a tech-led rally in the U.S. on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal

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