forthcoming

adjective

fȯrth-ˈkə-miŋ How to pronounce forthcoming (audio)
Definition of forthcomingnext
1
as in upcoming
being soon to appear or take place everyone's excited about the forthcoming company gala

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2
as in outspoken
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

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Recent Examples of forthcoming But a New York Times report from this past weekend revealed that a handful of forthcoming shows will incorporate it, though not always in the form of wall texts. — Alex Greenberger For Artnews, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2026 Wins by Nike runners were split between the Vaporfly 4, Alphafly 4 and Apex, the latter of which is a forthcoming pinnacle super shoe that stacks two Air Zoom units on top of each other at the forefoot. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026 The Wicked actress has officially been cast in Snoop, the forthcoming Snoop Dogg biopic from Craig Brewer (Song Sung Blue). — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2026 Currently, Erivo is working on her turn as history-making South African singer Miriam Makeba in The Road Home, the forthcoming film from Dreamgirls director Bill Condon. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forthcoming
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forthcoming
  1. upcoming
  2. outspoken
  3. approaching
  4. honest
  5. coming
  6. candid
  7. straightforward
  8. direct
Adjective
  • The mid-October 2026 campaign used an upcoming cyber model that the company has not yet publicly identified.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Wyden also declared expanding healthcare and asserting authority over trade policy as legislative priorities for the upcoming session.
    — Spencer Kimball,Garrett Downs,Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Justin Papp, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of upcoming
Adjective
  • The feud helped cost Republicans an incumbent who may have been tougher for Democrats to dislodge, and Tillis has emerged as an increasingly outspoken critic of the president.
    — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Some Democrats have been outspoken in their support of impeaching members of the Cabinet, such as War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of outspoken
Adjective
  • But Chang, who was then working for a solar-energy startup, found the proceedings unexpectedly disinterested in political strategy, even as the 2024 Presidential election was fast approaching.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The deadline to register to vote in Pennsylvania for the 2026 midterm election is fast approaching.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of approaching
Adjective
  • Keeping a running list of questions that go beyond the scope of what the agent was built to handle functions as an honest product roadmap.
    — Rob Green, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • And when side effects feel unbearable, patients deserve honest conversations about their options.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of honest
Adjective
  • The coming months will show just how close Democrats are willing to get to that line.
    — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
  • And that number is bound to rise in the coming years, as humanity builds out more and more megaconstellations in Earth orbit.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of coming
Adjective
  • Bruckheimer has been candid about work on a new Pirates film which would have Jeff Nathanson writing the script.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Last month, Brody, who is Jewish and currently plays Rabbi Noah Roklov in Netflix’s Nobody Wants This, spoke to GQ about his political advocacy and went viral for getting candid about his views on Israel and Gaza.
    — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of candid
Adjective
  • Model procedures should provide timely notice, straightforward requests, and alternative assignments without academic penalties.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Putting the whole thing together looks a little bit like a DIY project, but according to the creators, the setup process is quite straightforward.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of straightforward
Adjective
  • In her remarks, Wintour made the evening’s only direct reference to the midterms, reminiscing about attending a fundraising event for James Talarico, who successfully flipped Texas in the race for the Senate last night, alongside Burch.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In 1994, Defense Secretary Les Aspin rescinded the risk rule policy but kept in place the exclusion that barred women from serving in direct ground combat units below the brigade level.
    — James LaPorta, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of direct

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