impending[adjective]Synonyms: looming, approaching, coming, forthcoming, gathering, imminent, in the pipeline, near, upcoming
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
im‧pend‧ing /ɪmˈpendɪŋ/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: impendere 'to hang over', from pendere 'to hang']
an impending event or situation, especially an unpleasant one, is going to happen very soon
impending danger/doom/death/disaster etc
She had a sense of impending disaster. impending changes in government legislation [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲