Antonyms for future
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : fyoo-cher |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfyu tʃər |
Definition of future
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French futur, from Latin futurus "going to be, yet to be," as a noun, "the future," irregular suppletive future participle of esse "to be," from PIE *bheue- (see be). The English noun (late 14c.) is modeled on Latin futura, neuter plural of futurus.
- adj to come; expected
- noun time to come
- He bathed in this imaginary future as in the waters of omnipotence.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- But Robert was destined to fall in with him at a future day.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- She was distrustful of the future, and apt to anticipate bad fortune.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- The present, so, was more than any possible future, how dire soever it might be.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- There was much gladness between them, but the future had to be considered.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Finished our bacon this morning, and for the future will only have damper and tea.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- They inspired me with a renewed confidence in our political future.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- It secures us against all future annoyance from powerful Indian tribes.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- We cannot afford to do everything, nor can we afford to lack boldness as we meet the future.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
Synonyms for future
- aftertime
- afterward
- approaching
- booked
- budgeted
- by and by
- close at hand
- coming
- coming up
- destined
- destiny
- down the line
- down the pike
- down the road
- eternity
- eventual
- expectation
- fate
- fated
- final
- forthcoming
- from here in
- from here on
- from here to eternity
- from now on in
- futurity
- hereafter
- imminent
- impending
- in the cards
- in the course of time
- in the offing
- inevitable
- infinity
- just around the corner
- later
- life to come
- likely
- looked toward
- millennium
- morrow
- near
- next
- offing
- outlook
- planned
- posterity
- prospect
- prospective
- scheduled
- subsequent
- subsequent time
- to be
- tomorrow
- ulterior
- ultimate
- unborn
- unfolding
- up
- world to come
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