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

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in the air

The trilateral exercise, called Freedom Edge, will test allies’ capabilities at sea and in the air.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The scent already lingered in the air in mid-August.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

With the ball darting around in the air and off the seam, the last thing Emilio Gay needed was uneven bounce.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The metric measures the moisture content in the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Theo immediately unhands me, putting his palms in the air to show he has no intention of touching me again and looking worried and baffled at once.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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