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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It’s too early to know whether the recent narrowing means a recession is imminent, or whether the CCI-UMI spread will, like it did two years ago, reverse course and begin to widen.

From MarketWatch

Kocher’s comments indicate that he isn’t anticipating any imminent change in the ECB’s interest rate, an expectation that is shared by investors.

From The Wall Street Journal

Foreign Office sources said no evacuation was imminent but the government was preparing for potential scenarios if commercial flights remained grounded.

From BBC

“If you are Israel or the United States, that’s imminent,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

No team in English soccer oscillates faster between a romp to certain glory and imminent collapse than Arsenal.

From The Wall Street Journal

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