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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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Lord Mandelson also appeared to discuss a tax on bankers' bonuses and confirm an imminent bailout package for the Euro on the day before it was announced in 2010.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

That may explain why surcharges aren’t necessarily imminent.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

But there is no imminent risk of the U.S. government running out of money in the way a company or household might.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

You can only use deadly force if the danger reasonably feared is imminent death, and there is no other way to prevent yourself from being killed.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

He had sent her word of his imminent arrival, and in his note he had seen fit to mention Lazlo.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.