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

Translations

inminente

imminente

bevorstehend

imminent

iminente

drohend

incombente

επικείμενος

próximo

menaçant

nächster

Bedrängnis

proper

Zwangslage

kommend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/

Etymology

From impend + -ing.