Imminent Synonyms and Antonyms

ĭmə-nənt
About to occur at any moment
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. impending
  2. near
  3. coming
  4. approaching
  5. brewing
  6. immediate
  7. at-hand
  8. looming
  9. threatening
  10. in-store
  11. about to happen
  12. next
  13. following
  14. on its way
  15. inevitable
  16. to-come
  17. close
  18. in view
  19. in-the-offing
  20. due
  21. momentary
  22. close at hand
  23. forthcoming
  24. expecting
  25. expected
  26. in-the-wind
  27. on the horizon
  28. on-the-verge
  29. in-the-cards
  30. inescapable
  31. around-the-corner
  32. staring one in the face
  33. impendent
  34. proximate
  35. ominous
  36. unavoidable
Antonyms:
  1. remote
  2. future
  3. far
  4. possible
  5. later
  6. distant
  7. doubtful

Words Related to Imminent

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. destined
  2. imminence
  3. iminent

Imminent Sentence Examples

  • The birth of her child was imminent, if not past due.

  • There was no luggage standing by to indicate an imminent departure.

  • In 1678 war seemed imminent between France and England.

  • When an attack was imminent, I called Brady and made him swear to take care of you.

  • As Richard of York gained influence, Kempe became unpopular; men called him "the cursed cardinal," and his fall seemed imminent when he died suddenly on the 22nd of March 1454.

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