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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | about to happen |
| Synonyms: | awaiting, continuing, dependent, forthcoming, hanging, imminent, impending, in line, in the balance, in the offing, in the works, indeterminate, ominous, on board, on line, pensile, undecided, undetermined, unsettled, up in the air |
| Antonyms: | improbable, unlikely |
| Main Entry: | considering |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | taking everything in mind |
| Synonyms: | all in all, all things considered, as, as long as, because, everything being equal, for, forasmuch as, in consideration of, in light of, in view of, inasmuch as, insomuch as, now, pending, seeing, since, taking into account |
| Main Entry: | doubtful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | questionable, unclear |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, borderline, chancy, clouded, contingent, debatable, dicey, disreputable, doubtable, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, far-fetched, fat chance, fishy, hazardous, hazy, iffy, impugnable, inconclusive, indecisive, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, insecure, long shot, obscure, on thin ice, open, pending, precarious, problematic, shady, sneaky*, speculative, suspect, suspicious, touch-and-go, touchy, uncertain, unconfirmed, undecided, uneasy, unsettled, unstable, unsure, up for grabs |
| Notes: | a person is capable of doubting, whereas a thing is dubitable; dubious, unlike doubtful, carries the connotation of suspicion |
| Antonyms: | certain, clear, confirmed, decided, definite, exact, resolved, settled, unquestionable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | during |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | concurrently with an activity, event |
| Synonyms: | all along, all the while, amid, as, at the same time as, at the time, for the time being, in the course of, in the interim, in the meanwhile, in the middle of, in the time of, meanwhile, mid, midst, over, pending, the time between, the whole time, throughout, until, when, while |
| Main Entry: | forthcoming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expected, imminent |
| Synonyms: | accessible, anticipated, approaching, at hand, available, awaited, coming, destined, fated, future, impending, in evidence, in preparation, in prospect, in store, in the cards, in the wind, inescapable, inevitable, nearing, obtainable, on tap, oncoming, open, pending, predestined, prospective, ready, resulting, upcoming |
| Antonyms: | bygone, distant, gone, past |
| Main Entry: | outstanding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | referring to an unpaid debt |
| Synonyms: | due, mature, ongoing, open, overdue, owing, payable, pending, remaining, uncollected, unresolved, unsettled |
| Antonyms: | paid, resolved, settled |
| Main Entry: | pendulous/pendent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hanging |
| Synonyms: | dangling, dependent, drooping, pending, pendulant, pensile, suspended, swinging |
| Main Entry: | undecided |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not sure, not definite |
| Synonyms: | ambivalent, betwixt and between, blowing hot and cold, borderline, debatable, dithering, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, hemming and hawing, hesitant, iffy, in the middle, indecisive, indefinite, irresolute, moot, of two minds, on the fence, open, pendent, pending, running hot and cold, tentative, torn, uncertain, unclear, uncommitted, undetermined, unfinished, unsettled, unsure, up in the air, vague, waffling, wavering, wishy-washy |
| Antonyms: | certain, decided, definite, determined, settled, sure, undoubted |
| Main Entry: | unresolved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncertain; not settled |
| Synonyms: | betwixt and between, changing, doubtful, faltering, hesitant, hesitating, hot and cold, incomplete, indecisive, irresolute, moot, open to question, pending, problematical, pussyfooting, unanswered, unconcluded, undecided, undetermined, unfinished, unsettled, unsolved, up in the air, vacillating, vague, waffling |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, resolved, settled, solved, sure |
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