Future

/ˈfjuː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Synonyms for "future" (165 found)

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Closest matches (33)

Noun(4 words)

future tensecomingcoming perioddays to come

about to beaffianced aftertime afterwardalready in sightaoristappointed lotapproachingastral influencesastrologyat handbetrothedbook of fatebrewingbride-to-beby-and-bycloseclose at handcoming constellation

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crystal ballcup desired destinal destination destined destiny determined determinism

Strong matches (50)

dies funestisdoom durative emergent end eventual eventuality expectation expected extrapolated fatal fatality fate fated fatidic fiance fiancee following foredoom foresight

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forthcoming fortune fridayfriday the thirteenthfuture perfectfuturistic gatheringgoing to happenhandwriting on the wallhereafterhistorical presenthoped forhoped-forides of marchimmediate imminence imminent impendent impending imperfectin danger imminentin prospectin reserve

Noun(6 words)

far awayforthcoming forward futurity hereafter hereafters

Adjective(1 words)

futural

Related words (82)

in storein the cardsin the offingin the windin viewinevitability instant intendedjust around the cornerkismet later looming lot lowering lurking manana menacing moira nearnear at hand

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nearing offingon the horizonoverhanging pastpast perfectperfect planets planned plotted pluperfectpoint tenseportion posteriority potential predestination predicted prediction preparing presentpresent perfectpreterit probability probableprogressive tenseproject projected prophecy prophesied prospect prospective stars subsequent tensethat will bethreateningtime to cometo cometo-be tomorrow ultimate unbornunlucky dayupcoming waiting weirdwheel of fortunewill of heaven

Adjective(2 words)

next succeeding

Noun(12 words)

outlook prospective prospects skuldtense for futuretense indicating futurethe futuretime aheadtime to cometoward upcomingwill be

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

14 entries

commodity expectation goodgrammar conceptgrammatical categorylinguistic conceptoutlook potentialtemporal adjectivetemporal concepttense timetime descriptortrade good

More specific

10 entries

distant futuregrowth potentiallong-term futuremarket forecastnear futureperiphrastic futureprospectivesimple futureupcomingupside potential

Collocations

9 entries

future generationsfuture plansfuture prospectsfuture researchfuture studiesfuture trendfuture worklong-term futureshort-term future

Inflections

1 entries

futures

Derivations

4 entries

futurism futuristic futuristically futurity

Antonyms

3 entries

past present

similar

13 entries

approaching coming early emerging forthcoming future-dayin storeincoming prospective prox proximo rising upcoming

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The past can only be known, not changed. The future can only be changed, not known.

Source: tatoeba (1744)

My interest is in the future because I'm going to spend the rest of my life there.

Source: tatoeba (2286)

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

Source: tatoeba (2289)

What do you want to do in the future?

Source: tatoeba (15992)

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