ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsIimminent
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imminent
Meaning: about to happen
imminent in a sentence
How imminent is used in real sentences:
Storm warnings suggested an imminent downpour.
Storm warnings suggested an imminent downpour.
“They may ponder the facts for an hour, yet their votes sometimes shift when a decision seems imminent.”
— from the passage Inside the Jury Room
Synonyms for imminent
Other words for imminent — impending, looming and approaching — carry the same meaning.
- impending
- looming
- approaching
Antonyms of imminent
Words that mean the opposite of imminent:
- distant
- remote
Where it comes from
From Latin imminere 'to overhang'
Memory hook
IMMINENT — IM-MINUTES away.