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in the air

ADJECTIVE
imminent
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 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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Whether Tesla will be able to achieve those goals is up in the air.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

With the ball hanging in the air and the game on the line, was there ever a doubt on the Lakers’ bench?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Of the 16 senior officers arrested, 14 were in the army, believed to be spread across numerous divisions, one in the navy and one in the air force.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The model consistently predicted far more microplastic particles in the air and deposited on the Earth's surface than were actually observed, sometimes by several orders of magnitude.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

And then he is gone, disappearing back into the house, and the fire in the yard is dying, and the breeze in the air is cooling and time is passing.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse