future

/fjˈutʃɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. yet to be or coming
   “some future historian will evaluate him”
2. effective in or looking toward the future
   “he was preparing for future employment opportunities”
3. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
   “our next president”
4. a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened
   “future auxiliary”

noun

1. the time yet to come
2. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
3. bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date

Synonyms for future

• approaching
• future-day
• early
• emerging
• in store
• proximo
• prospective
• next
• succeeding
• incoming
• hereafter
• futurity
• time to come
• future tense

Antonyms of future

• past
• present

Words that rhyme with future

• suture
• bruecher