impending

Meaning

Adj

Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.

Verb

present participle and gerund of impend

Noun

Something that impends or threatens; an expected event.

Synonyms

imminent

impendent

oncoming

upcoming

pressing

forthcoming

approaching

urgent

‼️

coming

immediate

close at hand

at hand

toward

early

prompt

pending

soon

🔜

stringency

minatory

advancing

prospective

rapid

severity

sinister

stringent

subsequent

sullen

threatening

unavoidable

comimg up

forthcomimg

progressing

angry

😠

baleful

baneful

closing

compelling

dark

expectable

following

incumbent

inescapable

inevitable

lowering

menacing

minacious

near

next

ominous

opposing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/

Etymology

From impend + -ing.