DICTIONARY WORDS ONLY:
PROFANITY:

PROSPECTIVE Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word prospective. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For PROSPECTIVE

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
retrospective

noun, adjective

n, adj

adjective

• concerned with or related to the past

noun

• an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work

backward

adverb, adjective

adv, adj

adjective

• directed or facing toward the back or rear

• (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature

adverb

• at or to or toward the back or rear

• in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal

• in or to or toward a past time

adjective satellite

• retarded in intellectual development

• having made less than normal progress

behind

adverb

adv

noun

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

adverb

• in or to or toward the rear

• remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from

• showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

• in or into an inferior position

• in debt

adjective satellite

• having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

concluded

verb

v

adjective satellite

• having come or been brought to a conclusion

established

verb, adverb, adjective

v, adv, adj

adjective

• brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

adjective satellite

• settled securely and unconditionally

• conforming with accepted standards

• shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt

• introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation

finished

verb, adjective

v, adj

adjective

• (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

• ended or brought to an end

adjective satellite

• (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected

• having a surface coating or finish applied

• brought to ruin

past

adverb, noun

adv, n

adjective

• earlier than the present time; no longer current

noun

• the time that has elapsed

• a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

adverb

• so as to pass a given point

adjective satellite

• of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

predetermined

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• set in advance

settled

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

adjective

• established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

• established in a desired position or place; not moving about

adjective satellite

• inhabited by colonists

• not changeable

Alternatives for RETROSPECTIVE

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Alternatives for BACKWARD

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Phrases (1)

Alternatives for BEHIND

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Phrases (3)

Alternatives for CONCLUDED

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Phrases (2)

Alternatives for ESTABLISHED

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Phrases (2)

Alternatives for FINISHED

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Phrases (9)

Alternatives for PAST

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Phrases (4)

Alternatives for PREDETERMINED

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