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Definitions

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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By understanding what happens at the atomic interface, they have turned an unexpected result into a principle that could guide future designs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

In the future he hopes to really capitalise on the unique location.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The emergence of the younger Castros amid US tensions raises questions about the future of Diaz-Canel, who succeeded Raul Castro in 2018.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Their quandary is that nobody else can substitute for America’s military and economic might in the foreseeable future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“Are you saying that me and you, in the future, made sure that we survived so we could save the Academy?”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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