Past and Prospective

Past

Past adjective - Having been such at some previous time.
Usage example: a past editor of the newspaper

Prospective is an antonym for past.

Prospective

Prospective adjective - Of or concerned with or related to the future.
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Synonyms for Prospective

Past is an antonym for prospective.

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