Definitions

imminent

[im-uh-nuhnt] / ˈɪm ə nənt /

ADJECTIVE

at hand, on the way

Synonyms

STRONGEST

forthcoming immediate impending inevitable likely looming possible probable unavoidable

WEAK

about to happen approaching brewing close coming expectant fast-approaching following gathering in store in the air in the cards in the offing in the wind in view ineluctable inescapable inevasible menacing near nearing next nigh on its way on the horizon on the verge overhanging see it coming threatening to come unescapable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoidable distant escapable later never unlikely

WEAK

doubtful far future

Example Sentences

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The imminent men's football World Cup and the government allowing pubs to stay open later for games was good news for the industry, Ball said, but she added it was still a struggle.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Rumours of imminent arrests for corruption swirl around Budapest.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The chief technology officer of the software company Palantir, Mr. Sankar comes at us with warnings of imminent danger, although not on a galloping steed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In a Monday report, she concluded that AI doesn’t threaten imminent loan losses.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

When stung, patients report a feeling of impending doom; some patients are so certain that death is imminent they beg physicians to kill them so they can “get it over with.”

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

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