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Impending

🔄 Synonyms of "Impending"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
closenoun	(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
imminent	About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
close at hand	Near spatially or temporally.
at hand	—

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
imminent	About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
close at hand	Near spatially or temporally.
close	Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.
at hand	—
upcomingnoun	Happening or appearing in the relatively near future.
forthcoming	Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.
futurenoun	The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
immediate	Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
near	Physically close.
incipient	In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.
proximate	Close or closest; adjacent.
expectedverb	Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.
incomingnoun	Coming (or about to come) in; arriving.
next	Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.
approachingverb	That approaches or approach.
possible	(comparable) Capable of being done or achieved; feasible.
emergingverb	Becoming prominent; emergent; rising.
comingverb	Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next.
eminent	(of a person) Distinguished, important, noteworthy.
urgent	Requiring immediate attention.