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impending
adjective
1 impending
Close in time; about to occur:
— His impending retirement.
synonyms: at hand, close at hand, imminent, impendent.
Roget 152:
impending
etc.
v.;
destined;
about to be,
happen;
coming,
in store,
to come,
going to happen,
instant,
at hand,
near;
near,
close at hand;
over hanging,
hanging over one's head,
imminent;
brewing,
preparing,
forthcoming;
int he wind,
on the cards,
in reserve;
that will,
is to be;
in prospect
etc.
(expected)
507;
looming in the distance,
horizon,
future;
unborn,
in embryo;
int he womb of time,
futurity;
pregnant
etc.
(producing)
161.
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Roget 286:
approaching
etc.
v.;
approximative†;
affluent;
impending,
imminent
etc.
(destined)
152.
Roget 507:
expectant;
expecting
etc.
v.;
in expectation
etc.
n.;
on the watch
etc.
(vigilant)
459;
open-eyed,
open-mouthed,
in wide-eyed anticipation;
agape,
gaping,
all agog;
on tenterhooks,
on tiptoe,
on the tiptoe of expectation;
aux aguets†;
ready;
curious
etc.
455;
looking forward to.
expected
etc.
v.;
long expected,
foreseen;
in prospect
etc.
n.;
prospective;
in one's eye,
in one's view,
in the horizon,
on the horizon,
just over the horizon,
just around the corner,
around the corner;
impending
etc.
(destiny)
152.
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Moby thesaurus: about to be, already in sight, approaching, at hand, beetle, beetle-browed, beetling, brewing, close, close at hand, coming, forthcoming, future, gathering, going to happen, immediate, imminent, impendent, in danger imminent, in prospect, in reserve, in store, in the air, in the cards, in the offing, in the wind, in view, incumbent, instant, jutting, looming, lowering, lurking, menacing, near, near at hand, nearing, on the horizon, overhanging, overhung, pending, preparing, projecting, proximate, superincumbent, that will be, threatening, to come, upcoming, waiting ... show more.
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