SOMEDAY Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

someday

adverb

ˈsəm-ˌdā

Definition of someday

as in eventually

at a later time the dream that we'll get to the other planets someday

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Recent Examples of someday Boomers hold the money, and the money will move down to their children someday increasingly soon—or at least that’s the idea. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026 For years, the Magic have sold their fans on promise, potential and the tantalizing prospect of what this young team might someday become. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 The research will allow scientists to have both a better understanding of Jaxson’s specific genetic mutation, as well as possible gene therapies that could someday cure that mutation. — Ciara McCarthy 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026 But with success came the fear that someday someone would try to take it all away from him. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for someday

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More efficient micro-LED transmitters could eventually help data centers increase communication speeds without relying exclusively on power-hungry lasers.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
That eventually led to a call in which the cinematographer offered to shoot the film and connected him with a producer, who began approaching financiers.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of eventually

Adverb

Compared to Geese, who spent years touring and releasing records before finally striking gold, Heathers has taken the sort of industry fast-track that makes conspiracy theorists start rolling out their corkboards and thumbtacks.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
On Wednesday, nearly a week after the Salvadoran reinforcement began arriving, Haiti’s government finally publicly addressed the deployment.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of finally

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The first half of the park is expected to open to the public sometime next year.

— Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
As for Wednesday, filming on season three recently wrapped and there’s not a release date yet announced, but expect the show sometime mid- to late 2027.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of sometime

Adverb

Harop-like kamikaze suicide drones capable of precision military strikes could soon become one of North Korea’s latest additions to its growing arsenal of advanced unmanned weapons, underscoring the apparent expansion of its strike capabilities.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Louis Vuitton would need more than its own credentials, and soon the company began looking outward.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026

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