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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | from now on |
| Synonyms: | after this, eventually, hence, henceforth, henceforward, hereupon, in the course of time, in the future, ultimately |
| Main Entry: | afterlife |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | life after death |
| Synonyms: | eternity, heaven, hereafter, immortality, the great beyond |
| Main Entry: | destiny |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fate |
| Synonyms: | Moirai, afterlife, break*, breaks, certainty, circumstance, conclusion, condition, constellation, course of events, cup, design, divine decree, doom, expectation, finality, foreordination, fortune, future, happenstance, hereafter, horoscope, inevitability, intent, intention, karma, kismet*, lot, luck, objective, ordinance, portion, predestination, predetermination, prospect, serendipity, the stars, way the ball bounces, way the cookie crumbles, what is written, wheel of fortune, world to come |
| Antonyms: | choice, free will, volition |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eventually |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the course of time |
| Synonyms: | after all, at last, at the end of the day, finally, hereafter, in future, in the end, in the long run, one day, someday, sometime, sooner or later, ultimately, when all is said and done, yet |
| Notes: | eventually means 'finally, at a future point in time'; ultimately means 'last, final, or furthest in some projected scheme or time frame' |
| Main Entry: | future |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | time to come |
| Synonyms: | aftertime, afterward, by and by, destiny, eternity, expectation, fate, futurity, hereafter, infinity, life to come, millennium, morrow, offing, outlook, posterity, prospect, subsequent time, to be, tomorrow, world to come |
| Antonyms: | past |
| Main Entry: | heaven |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place where God lives; wonderful feeling |
| Synonyms: | Arcadia, Canaan, Elysium, Shangri-la, Utopia, Zion, afterworld, atmosphere, azure*, beyond, bliss, dreamland, ecstasy, empyrean, enchantment, eternal home, eternal rest, eternity, fairyland, felicity, firmament, glory, great unknown, happiness, happy hunting ground, harmony, heights, hereafter, immortality, kingdom, kingdom come, life everlasting, life to come, next world, nirvana, paradise, pearly gates, promised land, rapture, sky*, the blue, transport, upstairs, wonderland |
| Antonyms: | hell |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | thereafter |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | from that time forward |
| Synonyms: | after that, consequently, following, forever after, from that day forward, from that day on, from there on, hereafter, thenceforth, thenceforward |
| Main Entry: | ultimately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | eventually |
| Synonyms: | after a while, after all, as a conclusion, at last, at long last, at the close, basically, by and by, climactically, conclusively, finally, fundamentally, hereafter, in conclusion, in consummation, in due time, in future, in the end, in the sequel, presently, sequentially, someday, sometime, somewhere, sooner or later, yet |
| Notes: | eventually means 'finally, at a future point in time'; ultimately means 'last, final, or furthest in some projected scheme or time frame' |
| Antonyms: | never |
| Main Entry: | henceforth |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | from now on |
| Synonyms: | from this point forward, from this time forth, hence, hereafter, in the future |
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