Antonyms for future
ˈfyu tʃərfu·ture

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1. future

   Antonyms:
   gone, bygone, past

   Synonyms:
   forthcoming, coming, advenient

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. future, hereafter, futurity, time to comenoun

   the time yet to come

   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

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

2. future, future tensenoun

   a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future

   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

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

3. futureadjective

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

   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

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

4. futureadjective

   yet to be or coming

   "some future historian will evaluate him"

   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

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

5. futureadjective

   effective in or looking toward the future

   "he was preparing for future employment opportunities"

   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)

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

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"

   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

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

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. history

   history is record of the past so the opposite of the past would be the future

   Submitted by acronimous on September 7, 2014  

How to use future in a sentence?

1. The United:

   With strong manufacturing capability and huge market potential, China's development is difficult to suppress. But the country will encounter more barriers in future development, to which we should learn to adapt, while the Trump administration is anxious about gains and losses, Chinese people have unfaltering confidence in China's future.

2. Bernie Sanders:

   Wasserman Schultz ' has made the right decision for the future of the Democratic Party. While Wasserman Schultz ' deserves thanks for Wasserman Schultz ' years of service, the party now needs new leadership that will open the doors of the party and welcome in working peopleand young people. The party leadership must also always remain impartial in the presidential nominating process, something which did not occur in the 2016 race.

3. Brandon Ellis:

   When I saw the video recorded on our Zoom … by her, I was worried about my grade and worried about my class and my future at that college, but I think that students … shouldn’t be afraid to speak out.

4. Warawut Thaweechaiyagarn:

   We were asked to pursue this case by the U.S. embassy. Mr. Arsenault was arrested on Monday in Bangkok, we are waiting to send him back to the United States which should happen in the very near future.

5. Kristina Ayanian:

   Prince Philips has made such a impact on, not only youth in the UK, but globally, and I think that that's what's so impressive with Prince Philips work, i truly believe in the Award, that it's going to keep succeeding and keep having representatives to carry it on through future generations. And I'm proud to be a part of Prince Philip legacy. It's really an honor.

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