forthcoming

forthcoming

adjective

Definition of FORTHCOMING

1

being soon to appear or take place <everyone's excited about the forthcoming company gala>

Synonyms approaching, coming, imminent, impending, nearing, oncoming, pending, proximate, upcoming

Related Words future; anticipated, awaited, expected, foreseen, predicted

Phrases at hand, on hand, on tap, to come

Near Antonyms bygone, erstwhile, foregone, former, old, onetime, other, past, quondam, sometime, whilom

Antonyms late, recent

2

free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions <it's hard to tell what her views on that hot-button issue exactly are, as she's not very forthcoming>

Synonyms candid, direct, forthcoming, forthright, foursquare, freehearted, free-spoken, honest, open, openhearted, out-front, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, unguarded, unreserved, up-front

Related Words artless, earnest, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or na{iuml}ve), natural, real, sincere, unaffected, undesigning, unpretending, unpretentious; outgoing, uninhibited, unrestrained; vocal, vociferous; abrupt, bluff, blunt, brusque (also brusk), crusty, curt, gruff, sharp; impertinent, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, tactless, thoughtless, uncivil, undiplomatic, ungracious, unmannerly, unsubtle

Near Antonyms inhibited, reserved, restrained; close-mouthed, laconic, quiet, reticent, taciturn, tight-lipped, uncommunicative; ambiguous, circuitous, equivocal, evasive; diplomatic, politic, tactful; civil, considerate, courteous, polite

Antonyms dissembling, uncandid, unforthcoming