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 On Tuesday, Nvidia released new information about its data center CPU, called Vera, including specifications and the kind of benchmarks and architectural information that prospective customers need to fully evaluate the chip. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 21 July 2026 The cost is also foregone opportunities, such as representing other prospective clients. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026 The prospective buyer, Pulte Homes Group, a residential construction company, introduced a preliminary review to the Village Board in May. — Alexandra Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 Modeled on domestic adoption, many programs require home studies that assess prospective parents and their households. — Risa Cromer, The Conversation, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for prospective

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Using valuable land Candidate Stacy Lake said that the sports complex is valuable for future development because of how much flexibility the large site could have in its potential future use.

— Ilana Arougheti July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Transfer Turmoil will address the pros and cons of a potential one-time transfer rule.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026

Definition of potential

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The three larger figures—Starship, governance and Starlink regulation—depend heavily on assumptions about growth businesses whose future cash flows are not directly observable.

— Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Curry’s name resides alongside that of his hopeful future teammate, LeBron James, as this generation’s two strongest locks for enshrinement into basketball immortality.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of future

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High school athletes have four years to put themselves in the best possible position to be noticed by college recruiters, and playing time is hard to come by for most underclassmen.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Our priority is to help as many team members as possible transition into opportunities within our other Sushi Confidential locations.

— Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

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