Synonyms for forthcoming

Most common

upcoming · future · impending · imminent · outgoing · sociable · coming

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Antonyms

unforthcoming, incommunicative, reticent

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Approaching or about to take place.

   I shall vote in the forthcoming election.

2. adj. 2

   Available when needed; in place, ready.

   The money was not forthcoming.

3. adj. 3

   Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.

   Once I explained why I needed to know, she was really forthcoming.

Related words

Word family

forthcomingly forthcomingness

Example sentences

• upcoming Aren't you going to vote in the upcoming election?
• pending A similar measure is pending again this year.
• imminent We think that Tom might be in imminent danger.
• impending The impending examination loomed large in her mind.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

near¹

6 letters

coming², future²

7 letters

instant², pending²

8 letters

upcoming³, imminent³, outgoing³, emergent³, sociable³

9 letters

impending³, proximate³, impendent

11 letters

approaching³, extroverted⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (coming² = 2 syllables).