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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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Threats no longer have to be imminent to be countered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

There are other signs an attack could be imminent.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

"If the RSF's air defence infrastructure collapses, Sudan's liberation could be imminent," the Turkish defence expert Yusuf Akbaba posted on X.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

An attack appeared to be imminent midweek, as the U.S. moved some personnel out of the key Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, Iran shut its airspace and Gulf officials braced for a strike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 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