Noun:
1: futurity, hereafter, time to come, future the time yet to come
2: future, future tense a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
3: future bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date
Adjective:
1: prox, coming, rising, prospective, coming, forthcoming, in store, approaching, future, upcoming, early, emerging, proximo, future day yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him"
2: prospective, future effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing for future employment opportunities"
3: later, ulterior, subsequent, future coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument"
4: next, succeeding, future, incoming (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"
5: future, future, tense, future tense a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary"