Imminent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. About to occur; impending: in imminent danger.
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  • adj. about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Threatening to occur immediately; near at hand; impending; -- said especially of misfortune or peril.
  • adj. Full of danger; threatening; menacing; perilous.
  • adj. (With upon) Bent upon; attentive to.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Overhanging; fixed pendently or so as to overlook; projecting from above.
  • Hence Threatening or about to fall or to occur; impending threateningly; hanging over one's head.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. close in time; about to occur
    • Equivalent
    close   
    Form
    imminently    imminence   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    near    threatening    impending    at hand    menacing   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    immanent   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    impending    eventual    immediate    inevitable    catastrophic   
     
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