Future and Once

Future

Future adjective - Of a time after the present.

Once is an antonym for future.

Nearby Words: futurist, futurism

Once

Once adjective - Having been such at some previous time.
Usage example: the once child star is now a lawyer in the entertainment industry

Future is an antonym for once in in the past topic.

Both words in one sentence

  • You Meddling Kids However, since that would have created some really embarrassing press for the circus, it was better that the once and future Robins took care of this.
  • Anthropomorphic Personification Britannia, the anthropomorphic personification of the peoples of Great Britain, and the once and future British Empire.
  • Synopsis: In which 10 gets the well deserved comeuppance he never did in canon, delivered by Harriet Jones, once and future Prime Minister.
Cite this Source
Once and Future. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/future/once
Future & Once. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/future/once>.
Once or Future. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/future/once.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "future" and "once" have occurred on timeline