Another word for future
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Noun
Time that is yet to be
- Immediately following this in time, order, or place; after this.
- In a future time or state:
- The afterlife:
- After a while; soon.
Idioms:Chance of success or advancement
- Something expected; a possibility.
- Chances.
- Financial expectations, especially of success.
- A point of view; an attitude:
- Expectation for the future:
- A place where something can be viewed.
See also:
Adjective
Being or occurring in the time ahead
- Following in time or order; succeeding.
- Subsequently; afterward. Often used with on :
- Used to express goodbye.
- Approaching; forthcoming; next:
- Showing promise of fame or success.
- Arrival; advent:
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Another word for future
Modifier
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- (idiomatic) Further along, in terms of time or progress.
- (literally of a ship, landmass, etc.) Within the area of the sea known as the offing; at a considerable distance from land, but visible from shore, often in reference to an approaching ship.
- (idiomatic) Soon to come; likely to happen; in the foreseeable future; projected to occur; on the horizon; in the wind.
- (idiomatic) At a distance, but visible.
- Present participle of come up.
- Possessing or displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable:
- Within the realm of credibility; plausible:
- Apparently appropriate or suitable:
- simple past tense and past participle of book
- simple past tense and past participle of budget
- simple past tense and past participle of project
- Subsequently; afterward. Often used with on :
- Used to express goodbye.
- Being last in a series, process, or progression:
- Eventual:
- Fundamental; elemental:
- Occurring at an unspecified time in the future:
- Dependent on circumstance; contingent.
- Present participle of unfold.
- (often figuratively) The process by which something unfolds or becomes revealed.
- Impossible to avoid or prevent; certain to happen.
- Invariably occurring or appearing; predictable:
- expected to arrive; scheduled
- Simple past tense and past participle of anticipate.
- Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
- Simple past tense and past participle of expect.
- That is to be; future. Often used postpositively and in combination:
- (rare) The future.
- Likely or expected to happen.
- Likely to become or be:
- Governed by fate; predetermined or destined:
- Condemned to death or destruction; doomed:
- Confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain.
- simple past tense and past participle of destine
- About to appear or take place; approaching:
- Available when required or as promised:
- Affable and outgoing:
- About to occur; impending:
- Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
- Present participle of impend.
- Approaching; forthcoming; next:
- Showing promise of fame or success.
- Arrival; advent:
Noun
All time that is to come
- After a while; soon.
- The day following today.
- The future.
- On or for the day following today:
- Something that may occur; a possibility.
- Something expected; a possibility.
- Chances.
- Financial expectations, especially of success.
- Time without beginning or end; infinite time.
- The state or quality of being eternal.
- The timeless state following death.
- The quality or condition of being infinite.
- Unbounded space, time, or quantity.
- An indefinitely large number or amount.
- The time to come; the future.
- The future.
- The quality or condition of being in or of the future.
- A future event or possibility.
Antonyms:One's personal time to come
- The act of expecting.
- Eager anticipation:
- The state of being expected.
- The supposed force, principle, or power that predetermines events:
- The inevitable events predestined by this force:
- A final result or consequence; an outcome:
- The inevitable or necessary fate to which a particular person or thing is destined; one's lot.
- A predetermined course of events considered as something beyond human power or control:
- The power or agency thought to predetermine events:
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