Synonyms of prospective

prospective

adjective

as in potential

likely to be or become something at a later time

The school had a luncheon for prospective students.

Related Words

• potential
• future
• possible
• upcoming
• anticipated
• awaited
• expected
• subsequent
• planned
• predicted
• later
• coming
• approaching
• eventual
• projected
• impending
• unborn
• forthcoming
• nearing
• imminent
• final
• oncoming
• after
• posterior
• ensuing
• last
• ultimate
• pending
• ulterior

Dissimilar Words

• previous
• prior
• precedent
• anterior
• past
• antecedent
• preceding
• bygone

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prospective

Jaissle is likely to have his own prospective midfield names, too, who were not actively being floated before he was appointed. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

The participation of three large electronic market makers follows a pattern common to exchange launches, in which prospective liquidity providers take equity before a venue opens. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

By the time Herrera met with dozens of prospective recruits, much of the Air Force's annual recruitment quota was already complete. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Or Mark Loring in 2007’s Juno, the prospective adoptive dad revealed to be a boundary-crossing man-child. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026