be imminent

VERB

impend

Synonyms

STRONG

advance approach brew brewing forebode foreshadow frighten imperil jeopardize loom lower menace overhang portend presage warn

WEAK

be dangerous be gathering be in the air be in the offing be on the horizon come on hang over put at risk put in jeopardy

VERB

loom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brew come on dominate emerge hover mount overshadow portend soar stand out threaten

STRONG

approach await bulk dawn emanate figure gather impend impress issue lower menace near overhang overtop rear rise show top tower

WEAK

be at hand be coming be forthcoming be in the cards be in the wind be near become visible break through come forth come into view come on the scene hang over make up seem huge seem large take shape

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline fall leave

STRONG

abandon descend drop neglect

VERB

overhang

Synonyms

STRONG

beetle command endanger extend impend jut loom menace overtop poke portend pouch project protrude threaten

WEAK

be suspended cast a shadow dangle over droop over flap over rise above stand out stick out swing over tower above

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist help keep save

VERB

threaten

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imperil jeopardize warn

STRONG

advance approach brewing forebode foreshadow frighten impend loom overhang portend presage

WEAK

be dangerous be gathering be in the air be in the offing be on the horizon come on hang over put at risk put in jeopardy

Antonyms

WEAK

alleviate guard help protect relieve save

Example Sentences

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Trump said on Saturday an agreement had been "largely negotiated", prompting speculation an announcement could be imminent.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

There are other signs an attack could be imminent.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

As rumors circulate that a Fannie and Freddie stock offering could be imminent, their common stock prices have soared.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Earlier on Wednesday, expectations that a deal could be imminent were heightened after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio entered an event with Trump and handed him a note.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

Each knew that, alone, he would be unable to achieve the synthesis of an accurate and coherent world system, which they both felt to be imminent.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

be imminent

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