PROSPECTIVE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

prospective

adjective

Definition of prospective

as in potential

likely to be or become something at a later time The school had a luncheon for prospective students.

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Recent Examples of prospective Screen Futures links the projects to sales agents, distributors and other prospective partners rather than functioning as a lab or mentorship program. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 Keystone then packages the footage into a highlight reel for prospective college suitors. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Before then, Spinnova will publish its first-half results on Monday, giving prospective investors a fresher look at the financial and operational distance between successful trials and commercial scale. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 Once candidates have been identified, Ferguson said, the board should hold another round of forums where residents can hear from prospective chiefs and provide feedback through an exit poll or similar process. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prospective

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Managers can instead adjust the balance between option premiums, dividend yield and potential capital gains.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
And with players in major European leagues still able to depart their clubs beyond the deadline, there is potential for big deals to still be done in the coming days.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of potential

Adjective

But rising bond yields make safer government debt more attractive relative to stocks, while also reducing the present value investors assign to companies’ future earnings.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
The 20-year-old was a bridge-between-regimes addition, as was Lukas Hornicek, who Newcastle’s data team identified as a future top-class goalkeeper.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of future

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Sunlight Place the plant in a sunny window, south-facing if possible, and give it four to six hours of sunlight each day.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2026
Carley Garner, a commodity market strategist and broker at DeCarley Trading, said smaller futures and oil ETFs such as the United States Oil Fund (ticker USO) have made speculation possible for traders at almost any level of experience or funding.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

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