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prospective

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore P words

likely to happen or become in the future; expected or potential

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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
retrospectivepastcurrent
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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