Synonyms for imminent
ˈɪm ə nəntim·mi·nent

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1. imminentadjective

   Synonyms:
   inevitable, immediate, impending

2. imminentadjective

   about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.

   Synonyms:
   inevitable, immediate, impending

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1. imminent

   Imminent, from the Latin, with the sense of projecting over, signifies liable to happen at once, as some calamity, dangerous and close at hand. Impending, also from the Latin, with the sense of hanging over, is closely akin to imminent, but somewhat less emphatic. Imminent is more immediate, impending more remote, threatening more contingent. An impending evil is almost sure to happen at some uncertain time, perhaps very near; an imminent peril is one liable to befall very speedily; a threatening peril may be near or remote, but always with hope that it may be averted.

   Synonyms:
   impending, threatening

   Antonyms:
   chimerical, contingent, doubtful, improbable, problematical, unexpected, unlikely

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1. imminent

   Synonyms:
   impending, hovering, threatening

   Antonyms:
   warded, staved, escaped

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1. at hand(p), close at hand(p), imminent, impendent, impendingadjective

   close in time; about to occur

   "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"

   Antonyms:
   distant

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1. imminentadjective

   Synonyms:
   impending, threatening, impendent, near at hand

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1. List of paraphrases for "imminent":

   impending, forthcoming, upcoming, immediate

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1. Imminent

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1. Lovely Warren:

   The current draft doesn't specify imminent, however, my recommendation would be to change that.

2. Gene McGillian:

   The market appears to be taking a lot of support from positive statements. But, this isn't the first time the Russians have come out and made remarks related to a production freeze being imminent.

3. John Sifton:

   The airlift was happening sooner than anybody anticipated, while many people predicted the collapse, imminent collapse, I think the speed took almost everybody, perhaps even the Taliban, by surprise.

4. Mark Meadows:

   We're still a long ways apart, and I don't want to suggest that a deal is imminent because it is not, but like with any deal, as Mark Meadows make progress, I think it's important to recognize that Mark Meadows're making progress and not set an unrealistic expectation that we are just a few items away. Because there are still substantial differences, but we did make good progress.

5. De Jong:

   I don't want to go too far down the path to suggesting something is imminent or a particular amount. We'd be cautious about that.