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Antonyms for forthcoming


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fawrth-kuhm-ing, fohrth-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔrθˈkʌm ɪŋ, ˈfoʊrθ-



Definition of forthcoming

Origin :
  • "about to happen," 1530s; earlier was Old English forðcuman "to come forth, come to pass;" see forth + come (v.). Meaning "informative, responsive" is from 1835.
  • adj expected, imminent
Example sentences :
  • And the signs of the doings of the forthcoming day more particularly so.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Yes, he could almost be satisfied with them, since he believed no others to be forthcoming.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • I remember it very well indeed, else these tales would not be forthcoming.
  • Extract from : « Priestess of the Flame » by Sewell Peaslee Wright
  • You know that in his letter this morning he tells me of Lalubie's forthcoming marriage.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • Then, as no answer was forthcoming, he repeated his inquiry.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • He looked round for an answer, which, for some minutes, did not seem to be forthcoming.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • The cause of their forthcoming is well noted; it was the major excommunication.
  • Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet
  • The commissariat was demoralised, and supplies were not forthcoming.
  • Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Nothing is so ruinous; and just at the moment when you want them, they will not be forthcoming.
  • Extract from : « The Sportsman » by Xenophon
  • But, granted that the rivers do bar our passage, and that guides are not forthcoming, what care we?
  • Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon

Synonyms for forthcoming

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