be imminent

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impend v.
loom v.
overhang v.
threaten v.

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

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be imminent

A closely related worry is that a crash may be imminent, given that the stock market has been performing so well and for so long.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

And it is thought an appointment could be imminent, with Scotland returning to action in the Nations League with a four-game block of fixtures, starting in Slovenia on 26 September.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

The dollar weakened against the yen as authorities signaled that an intervention to support the Japanese currency could be imminent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The measure was championed by a coalition of healthcare advocates called Restore Healthcare for Angelenos who warned that mass layoffs and emergency room closures could be imminent if new funding didn’t come fast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

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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