future
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the time yet to come
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
yet to be or coming
some future historian will evaluate him
Related & opposite
- incoming also see
- prospective also see
- past antonym
- presenta antonym
- timing attribute
- futurity derivation
- future derivation
- approaching similar to
- future day similar to
- early similar to
- emerging similar to
- in storep similar to
- proximo similar to
Sense 3 noun
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
Types & categories
- tense hypernym
Sense 4 adjective
effective in or looking toward the future
he was preparing for future employment opportunities
Related & opposite
- futurity derivation
- future derivation
- prospective similar to
Sense 5 noun
bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date
Types & categories
- commodity hypernym
- oil future hyponym
- soybean future hyponym
- wheat future hyponym
Sense 6 adjective
a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened
future auxiliary
Related & opposite
- grammar domain topic
- future tense pertains to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | past |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | future |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | future |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | time |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | kingdom come |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | by-and-by |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | offing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tomorrow |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | manana |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | incoming |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | prospective |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | past |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | presenta |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | timing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | futurity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | future |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | approaching |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | future day |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | early |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | emerging |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | in storep |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | proximo |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | tense |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | futurity |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | future |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | prospective |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | commodity |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | oil future |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | soybean future |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | wheat future |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | grammar |
| 6 | pertains to | Related & opposite | future tense |