prospective

adjective

Definition of prospectivenext
as in potential
likely to be or become something at a later time The school had a luncheon for prospective students.

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Recent Examples of prospective At InnReg, every first conversation with a prospective compliance client includes a consultant who has worked in that prospect's regulatory environment. — Laiba Tariq, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 For the federal trial, hundreds of prospective jurors from Manhattan, the Bronx and New York City's northern suburbs will fill out questionnaires in December. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 29 June 2026 As production on Season 1 wrapped in February, the sales process kicked into high gear with screenings of the first episode to prospective buyers in Los Angeles, New York and during London Screenings — all attended by Moore. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 June 2026 Sinister Wisdom operated out of a little white brick cottage Nicholson bought in East Charlotte at 3116 Country Club Drive, which Mecklenburg County added to its prospective historic landmark list in 2021 to be considered for the designation. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for prospective
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prospective
  1. potential
  2. future
  3. possible
Adjective
  • Investigators don’t believe that the driver was intoxicated, but distracted driving has not been ruled out as a potential cause of the accident, according to police.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
  • Paules said Nova Cottage has one ADU project underway in Altadena and has identified potential sites to construct its first village.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of potential
Adjective
  • If a team in a hot Canadian market were looking to inject future value into its organization and wanted to leverage free agency to do so, there are all sorts of ways to go about doing that.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Kelce has kept tight-lipped on wedding details As for Kelce, the Super Bowl champion has not gone into detail about his future nuptials.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of future
Adjective
  • Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
    — CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • The idea behind the lunch- and afternoon tea–only restaurant is to waste as little as possible.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of possible

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“Prospective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospective. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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