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Imminent Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Imminent? [adj] close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Imminent: at hand(p) \| close \| close at hand(p) \| impending Related Terms \| Find terms related to Imminent: about to be \| abusive \| advancing \| alarming \| already in sight \| anticipated \| approaching \| approximate \| approximative \| at hand \| attracted to \| awaited \| bludgeoning \| blustering \| brewing \| browbeating \| bulldozing \| bullying \| close \| close at hand \| coming \| comminatory \| denunciatory \| desired \| destinal \| destined \| determined \| drawn to \| due \| emergent \| eventual \| expected \| extrapolated \| fatal \| fated \| fatidic \| fear-inspiring \| foreboding \| foreseen \| forthcoming \| future \| futuristic \| gathering \| going to happen \| hectoring \| hereafter \| hoped-for \| immediate \| impendent \| impending \| in danger imminent \| in prospect \| in reserve \| in store \| in the cards \| in the offing \| in the wind \| in view \| ineluctable \| inescapable \| inevasible \| inevitable \| instant \| intimidating \| later \| likely \| long-expected \| looming \| lowering \| lurking \| menacing \| minacious \| minatory \| momentary \| near \| near at hand \| nearing \| nigh \| ominous \| on the horizon \| oncoming \| overdue \| overhanging \| pending \| planned \| plotted \| possible \| predicted \| preparing \| presumed \| probable \| projected \| promised \| prophesied \| prospective \| proximate \| sinister \| terroristic \| terrorizing \| that will be \| threatening \| threatful \| to come \| to-be \| ultimate \| unavoidable \| upcoming \| waiting See Also \| Imminent In Webster's Dictionary \Im"mi*nent\, a. [L. imminens, p. pr. of imminere to project; pref. im- in + minere (in comp.) to jut, project. See {Eminent}.] 1. Threatening to occur immediately; near at hand; impending; -- said especially of misfortune or peril. ``In danger imminent.'' --Spenser. 2. Full of danger; threatening; menacing; perilous. Hairbreadth scapes i' the imminent deadly breach. --Shak. 3. (With upon) Bent upon; attentive to. [R.] Their eyes ever imminent upon worldly matters. --Milton. Syn: Impending; threatening; near; at hand. Usage: {Imminent}, {Impending}, {Threatening}. Imminent is the strongest: it denotes that something is ready to fall or happen on the instant; as, in imminent danger of one's life. Impending denotes that something hangs suspended over us, and may so remain indefinitely; as, the impending evils of war. Threatening supposes some danger in prospect, but more remote; as, threatening indications for the future. Three times to-day You have defended me from imminent death. --Shak. No story I unfold of public woes, Nor bear advices of impending foes. --Pope. Fierce faces threatening war. --Milton.

Imminent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Imminent?

[adj] close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Imminent: at hand(p) | close | close at hand(p) | impending

See Also |

Imminent In Webster's Dictionary

\Im"mi*nent\, a. [L. imminens, p. pr. of imminere to
project; pref. im- in + minere (in comp.) to jut, project.
See {Eminent}.]
1. Threatening to occur immediately; near at hand; impending;
   -- said especially of misfortune or peril. ``In danger
   imminent.'' --Spenser.

2. Full of danger; threatening; menacing; perilous.

         Hairbreadth scapes i' the imminent deadly breach.
                                               --Shak.

3. (With upon) Bent upon; attentive to. [R.]

         Their eyes ever imminent upon worldly matters.
                                               --Milton.

Syn: Impending; threatening; near; at hand.

Usage: {Imminent}, {Impending}, {Threatening}. Imminent is
       the strongest: it denotes that something is ready to
       fall or happen on the instant; as, in imminent danger
       of one's life. Impending denotes that something hangs
       suspended over us, and may so remain indefinitely; as,
       the impending evils of war. Threatening supposes some
       danger in prospect, but more remote; as, threatening
       indications for the future.

             Three times to-day You have defended me from
             imminent death.                   --Shak.

             No story I unfold of public woes, Nor bear
             advices of impending foes.        --Pope.

             Fierce faces threatening war.     --Milton.

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