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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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Carlos Tavares, the merged automaker’s first CEO, had ambitions of shepherding Chrysler along with the company’s other brands into an all-electric future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

"There is a good case for future increases to the state pension age to come alongside targeted financial support for most affected groups."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“Together, they were building a future and excited to welcome their baby boy into this world,” a relative wrote in a GoFundMe post.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

And remember: These March numbers are projections that will be overhauled in the not-so-distant future.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

“No idea. But the mystery of where our future selves get the weird disappearing paper is solved.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.