Synonyms and Antonyms of forthcoming
1
being soon to appear or take place
- everyone's excited about the forthcoming company gala
bygone, erstwhile, foregone, former, old, onetime, other, past, quondam, sometime, whilom
2
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions
- it's hard to tell what her views on that hot-button issue exactly are, as she's not very forthcoming
candid, direct, forthright, foursquare, frank, free-spoken, freehearted, honest, open, openhearted, out-front, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, unguarded, unreserved, up-front
artless, earnest, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), natural, real, sincere, unaffected, undesigning, unpretending, unpretentious
outgoing, uninhibited, unrestrained
vocal, vociferous
abrupt, bluff, blunt, brusque (also brusk), crusty, curt, gruff, sharp
impertinent, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, tactless, thoughtless, uncivil, undiplomatic, ungracious, unmannerly, unsubtle
inhibited, reserved, restrained
close-mouthed, laconic, quiet, reticent, taciturn, tight-lipped, uncommunicative
ambiguous, circuitous, equivocal, evasive
diplomatic, politic, tactful
civil, considerate, courteous, polite
