impendent

Examples

• All

• She sensed an impendent change in her future.

• The nation braced itself for the impendent crisis.

• With the storm clouds gathering, a downpour seemed impendent.

• The storm is impendent!

• Don't forget about the impendent event!

• With the deadline approaching, an impendent decision loomed over the team.

• The teacher warned of an impendent exam that would test their knowledge.

Synonyms

C

coming

vsimpendent

∞ 1.0

Expected to happen soon

is about events judged to be very close in time

U

upcoming

vsimpendent

307 1.4

About to happen

is broader, covering both planned and unplanned near events

I

imminent

vsimpendent

162 4.8

Likely to happen very soon

is similar but may be slightly less urgent in tone

I

impending

vsimpendent

75 4.0

Going to happen very soon, usually something bad

is used more generally and does not imply unpleasantness

F

forthcoming

vsimpendent

52 4.2

Happening in the near future

is more neutral, fitting both formal and informal contexts

A

at hand

vsimpendent

45 3.2

About to happen

is the neutral descriptive form rather than a spoken phrase

I

in the offing

vsimpendent

9 5.6

Likely to happen soon

is the general adjective not tied to idiomatic speech

C

close at hand

vsimpendent

1 4.1

Likely to happen very soon

is the neutral adjective rather than a casual phrase

Antonyms

D

distant

80 2.9

Far away in time, long before now or far in the future

R

remote

10 5.1

Far away in time, long ago or in the future

How Imminent

imminent

162 4.8

impendent

7.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology