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Prospective

Of or pertaining to a prospect; furnishing a prospect; perspective.

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Future 84% connected

That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present.

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Future 84% connected

That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present.

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Likely 84% connected

Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story.

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Likely 84% connected

Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story.

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Potential 84% connected

Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result; efficacious; influential.

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Potential 84% connected

Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result; efficacious; influential.

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Future 66% connected

That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present.

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Future 66% connected

That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present.

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Retrospective 94% connected

Looking backward; contemplating things past; -- opposed to prospective; as, a retrospective view.

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Retrospective 94% connected

Looking backward; contemplating things past; -- opposed to prospective; as, a retrospective view.

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