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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These forecasts are the OBR's best estimate of how wages across the labour market will rise in the future, and actual wage growth could be different.

From BBC

The IFS said the Scottish government would face tough trade-offs in future budgets.

From BBC

It would be a huge shock to see former champions Marseille, Ajax or Porto, for example, win the competition in the near future.

From BBC

Although Alfie may need further lengthening treatment on his shin bone in the future, Peterson said his experience for his age has been "vastly superior to what it would have been".

From BBC

What do you think the future holds for the U.S.-Italy relationship?

From The Wall Street Journal

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