impending
/im'pendiɳ/
Definition
- Adjective:
- About to happen; imminent: Used to describe an event or situation that is going to occur very soon, often creating a sense of anticipation or threat.
- Hanging over; looming: Suggests something threatening or significant is suspended overhead, creating a feeling of pressure or doom.
Usage
- Describing a future event: Used to modify nouns referring to events, dangers, or changes that are very close in time.
- Creating atmosphere: Often used to build tension or convey a sense of urgency about a forthcoming situation.
Examples
- The entire town prepared for the impending storm.
- She felt a sense of dread about her impending job interview.
- The impending deadline forced the team to work through the night.
- He was unaware of the impending danger.
Advanced Usage
- "Impending doom": A common collocation describing a strong feeling that something very bad is about to happen.
- The dark clouds gave the village a feeling of impending doom.
- Used in formal or literary contexts to describe fate or unavoidable consequences.
- He accepted his impending fate with courage.
Variants and Related Words
- Impend (verb, less common): To be about to happen; to loom.
- A sense of crisis impends over the negotiations.
- Imminence (noun): The state of being about to happen.
- The imminence of the election affected the stock market.
Synonyms
- Imminent: Likely to happen very soon.
- Looming: Approaching in a large, threatening, or unavoidable way.
- Forthcoming: About to happen or appear.
- Approaching: Coming nearer in time.
Antonyms
- Distant: Far away in time.
- Remote: Unlikely to occur soon.
- Past: Having already happened.
Adjective
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close in time; about to occur
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retribution is at hand
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some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand
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in imminent danger
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his impending retirement
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