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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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However, they reckon iQIYI would have to develop a blockbuster on a similar scale to its current No. 1 show, “Pursuit of Jade,” to support its future profit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Nvidia’s future growth hinges on Big Tech orders for its Vera Rubin AI server, set for a second half 2026 launch.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Active managers may be able to improve future returns by changing their portfolios’ exposure over time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

It will remain buried at the estate for 100 years before being unearthed up by a future generation.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Today I know that such memories are the key not to the past, but to the future.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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