forthcoming

adj.直自的;adj.即将到来的,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
forthcoming (adjective)
1.
being about to appear or to be produced or made available - the forthcoming holidays your forthcoming novel funds are forthcoming
2.
a) - responsive outgoing a forthcoming and courteous man
b) characterized by openness, candidness, and - forthrightness not forthcoming about his memories of medical school Mark Kramer
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
forthcoming (adjective)
1.
being soon to appear or take place
SYNONYMS:
approaching, coming, imminent, impending, nearing, oncoming, pending, proximate, upcoming
RELATED WORDS:
future; anticipated, awaited, expected, foreseen, predicted
at hand, on hand, on tap, to come
NEAR ANTONYMS:
bygone, erstwhile, foregone, former, old, onetime, other, past, quondam, sometime, whilom
late, recent
forthcoming (adjective)
2.
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions
SYNONYMS:
candid, direct, forthcoming, forthright, foursquare, freehearted, free-spoken, honest, open, openhearted, out-front, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, unguarded, unreserved, up-front
RELATED WORDS:
artless, earnest, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive ( naïve), natural, real, sincere, unaffected, undesigning, unpretending, unpretentious; outgoing, uninhibited, unrestrained; vocal, vociferous; abrupt, bluff, blunt, brusque ( brusk), crusty, curt, gruff, sharp; impertinent, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, tactless, thoughtless, uncivil, undiplomatic, ungracious, unmannerly, unsubtle
NEAR ANTONYMS:
inhibited, reserved, restrained; close-mouthed, laconic, quiet, reticent, taciturn, tight-lipped, uncommunicative; ambiguous, circuitous, equivocal, evasive; diplomatic, politic, tactful; civil, considerate, courteous, polite
dissembling, uncandid, unforthcoming
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