GRE vocabulary
prospective
likely to happen or become in the future; expected or potential
In a sentence
Prospective in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing prospective in a sentence.
The firm invited prospective clients to a demonstration of its new software.
Synonyms
potentialanticipatedforthcoming
Antonyms
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Common questions
Questions about “prospective”
Prospective (adjective) means likely to happen or become in the future; expected or potential
Here is prospective used in an example sentence: "The firm invited prospective clients to a demonstration of its new software."
Common synonyms for prospective include potential, anticipated, forthcoming.
Antonyms of prospective include retrospective, past, current.
Prospective is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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