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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The announcement comes as the BBC negotiates with the government about its future, and that of the licence fee, ahead of the renewal of its royal charter at the end of 2027.

From BBC

“We would like to present a model as a bridge for U.S. and Greenlandic collaboration, hopefully, that can be the future way forward.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The timing of Tuchel's new deal is intriguing, a move designed to tie down the 52-year-old German who oversaw England's route to this summer's showpiece, as well as avoiding any distractions around his future.

From BBC

DMGT, whose titles also include the i Paper, the New Scientist and Metro, agreed to buy the Telegraph in November after years of uncertainty over the paper's future owner.

From BBC

The team set out to uncover the biological changes that cause neural stem cells to weaken over time, with the goal of identifying targets for future therapies aimed at slowing neurological aging.

From Science Daily

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