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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Morgan Stanley analysts laid out a dour future for the industry in a report Thursday, saying they expect loan defaults to increase, fundraising to be sluggish and returns to disappoint.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

WME will still be involved with 160over90, as the two companies agreed to enter a strategic partnership, which would include leveraging WME’s talent roster for future media opportunities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Investors also seem optimistic about the company’s future in an AI world.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

He carried a dream - and had a chance interaction that would help shape his future.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

What mattered was that the general public didn’t have a problem pouring millions of dollars into training and overseeing Glitchers as long as it kept the future intact.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

future

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