Synonyms for future
ˈfyu tʃərfu·ture

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. future

   Synonyms:
   forthcoming, coming, advenient

   Antonyms:
   gone, bygone, past

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. future, hereafter, futurity, time to comenoun

   the time yet to come

   Synonyms:
   time to come, future tense, afterlife, hereafter, futurity

   Antonyms:
   past, past times, yesteryear, retrospective, ago, gone, prehistoric, ult, quondam(a), medieval, previous(a), other(a), present(a), instant, former(a), departed, recent, agone, late(a), immediate, foregone, knightly, onetime(a), olden, bypast, ancient, bygone, latter-day, ultimo, then(a), one-time(a), sometime(a), historic, outgoing, prehistorical, early(a), existing, erstwhile(a), old, chivalric, inst, last(a), historical

2. future, future tensenoun

   a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future

   Synonyms:
   time to come, future tense, hereafter, futurity

   Antonyms:
   yesteryear, past times, past, foregone, recent, chivalric, former(a), medieval, bypast, erstwhile(a), instant, ago, present(a), historic, olden, retrospective, last(a), knightly, late(a), ultimo, latter-day, inst, early(a), prehistoric, outgoing, onetime(a), other(a), immediate, gone, departed, bygone, agone, one-time(a), historical, quondam(a), prehistorical, previous(a), ult, existing, then(a), sometime(a), old, ancient

3. futureadjective

   bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date

   Synonyms:
   time to come, future tense, hereafter, futurity

   Antonyms:
   past, past times, yesteryear, prehistorical, late(a), historic, sometime(a), agone, former(a), historical, chivalric, medieval, olden, one-time(a), foregone, departed, old, bypast, gone, ancient, knightly, ultimo, quondam(a), present(a), inst, other(a), instant, ult, latter-day, erstwhile(a), then(a), previous(a), ago, recent, existing, immediate, prehistoric, early(a), retrospective, last(a), bygone, onetime(a), outgoing

4. futureadjective

   yet to be or coming

   "some future historian will evaluate him"

   Synonyms:
   future(a), succeeding(a), next

   Antonyms:
   past times, past, yesteryear, late(a), prehistorical, foregone, medieval, retrospective, previous(a), onetime(a), one-time(a), sometime(a), former(a), other(a), immediate, latter-day, bygone, recent, departed, existing, present(a), gone, early(a), instant, ultimo, quondam(a), agone, knightly, chivalric, historic, prehistoric, ult, bypast, ago, historical, erstwhile(a), old, last(a), then(a), inst, ancient, olden, outgoing

5. futureadjective

   effective in or looking toward the future

   "he was preparing for future employment opportunities"

   Synonyms:
   future(a), succeeding(a), next

   Antonyms:
   yesteryear, past times, past, sometime(a), ancient, existing, outgoing, retrospective, onetime(a), inst, other(a), prehistoric, foregone, medieval, bygone, chivalric, ultimo, gone, historic, knightly, early(a), old, olden, one-time(a), then(a), bypast, former(a), quondam(a), ago, recent, instant, departed, late(a), last(a), immediate, previous(a), historical, agone, latter-day, erstwhile(a), ult, prehistorical, present(a)

6. future(a), next, succeeding(a)adjective

   (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving

   "our next president"

   Antonyms:
   past, past times, yesteryear, sometime(a), olden, late(a), other(a), medieval, ancient, present(a), old, early(a), bypast, previous(a), ultimo, prehistorical, gone, then(a), historical, agone, former(a), onetime(a), latter-day, instant, quondam(a), inst, outgoing, chivalric, ago, bygone, prehistoric, knightly, existing, departed, foregone, erstwhile(a), recent, retrospective, one-time(a), last(a), immediate, ult, historic

7. futureadjective

   a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened

   "future auxiliary"

   Synonyms:
   future(a), succeeding(a), next

   Antonyms:
   past times, past, yesteryear, historical, sometime(a), bypast, previous(a), prehistorical, medieval, former(a), onetime(a), late(a), outgoing, inst, knightly, erstwhile(a), one-time(a), early(a), old, gone, latter-day, other(a), quondam(a), chivalric, immediate, present(a), ultimo, bygone, last(a), foregone, prehistoric, departed, then(a), existing, recent, ult, retrospective, agone, olden, instant, historic, ancient, ago

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. futurenoun

   Synonyms:
   futurity, time to come

2. futureadjective

   Synonyms:
   coming, to come, yet to be, that will be

3. futureadjective

   Synonyms:
   (Gram.) denoting futurity

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "future":

   forthcoming, next, coming, futures, prospective, tomorrow, upcoming, subsequent, ahead, 'avenir, futur, further, futuro, avenir, later, futura, forward, come, soon-to-be, zukunft, expectant, futuristic

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1. List of known nicknames for "Future":

   Nayvadius Wilburn, Nayvadius Cash, Nayvadius D. Wilburn

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1. David Marcus:

   We're starting to see a period where valuation is going to be the driver for future returns.

2. Htin Lin Aung:

   The CRPH is going to form a government in the very near future. And the government will have its own army. We have been talking to ethnic armed groups and we have the right to defend ourselves. The people have the right to defend ourselves.

3. John Grant:

   I do think Liz Cheney has a future, but I think it's going to take a while -- there are a lot of Trump supporters out there.

4. Louis Navellier:

   Tesla's ability to achieve a trillion dollar valuation... is a confirmation that paying up for future earnings potential is still a rational investment with the right business model.

5. Chief Executive Gavin Patterson:

   We need to ensure we are competitive in the future, that we can deliver products and services for our customers at the right price, if we compare how we manage the business with our peers, we're frankly too complex and overweight. This is a big deal.