imminent

[im-uh-nuhnt] / ˈɪm ə nənt /

ADJECTIVE

at hand, on the way

Synonyms

STRONGEST

forthcoming immediate impending inevitable likely looming possible probable unavoidable

WEAK

about to happen approaching brewing close coming expectant fast-approaching following gathering in store in the air in the cards in the offing in the wind in view ineluctable inescapable inevasible menacing near nearing next nigh on its way on the horizon on the verge overhanging see it coming threatening to come unescapable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoidable distant escapable later never unlikely

WEAK

doubtful far future

Example Sentences

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Lord Mandelson also appeared to discuss a tax on bankers' bonuses and confirm an imminent bailout package for the Euro on the day before it was announced in 2010.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

That may explain why surcharges aren’t necessarily imminent.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

But there is no imminent risk of the U.S. government running out of money in the way a company or household might.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

You can only use deadly force if the danger reasonably feared is imminent death, and there is no other way to prevent yourself from being killed.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

A year later a secret conference of scientists is convened to debate the dimming of the sun, which many now believe presents an imminent threat to life on Earth.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

imminent

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