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coming

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of COMING

being soon to appear or take place <a listing of the coming attractions>

Synonyms approaching, coming, imminent, impending, nearing, oncoming, pending, proximate, upcoming

Related Words future; anticipated, awaited, expected, foreseen, predicted

Near Antonyms bygone, erstwhile, foregone, former, old, onetime, other, past, quondam, sometime, whilom

Antonyms late, recent

being the one that comes immediately after another <in the coming year>

Synonyms coming, ensuing, following, succeeding

Related Words consecutive, sequential, successive; posterior, subsequent; immediate; second

Near Antonyms anterior, former; past; last

Antonyms antecedent, foregoing, precedent, preceding, previous, prior

of a time after the present <over the coming weeks we'll be adding to the staff>

Synonyms coming, unborn

Near Antonyms ancient, olden; antecedent, anterior, precedent, preceding, previous, prior

Antonyms bygone, past

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