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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“Consolidation now hangs over the film industry like a guillotine, with job losses likely and the future of the theatrical movie-going experience in question,” Lauzen wrote in her report.

From Los Angeles Times

The future of Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi was one of the main talking points of the summer window as he was heavily linked with a move to Liverpool.

From BBC

But the two politicians had a congenial meeting at the White House in late November, with the president saying he was optimistic about New York’s future.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company said that shareholders will receive the tokens "in the near future".

From BBC

The effect, barring some history-altering exogenous circumstance, has almost certainly been to push the war’s conclusion further into the future.

From The Wall Street Journal

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