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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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Nobody can predict whether McIlroy will be victorious at Augusta again, either this week or in the future.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

How could the Bruins allow the cornerstone of the program’s future to just walk out the door?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

This mission is a test flight designed to inform future treks, such as Artemis IV, a moon landing currently slated for 2028.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Netherlands-based OCI, a fertilizers, ammonia and methanol company with a roughly 8.6% stake in Methanex, says the higher value “may provide additional flexibility with respect to potential future disposals.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Did that mean that the future Elliot and Regan were still in the mountain?

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin