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Main Entry: imminent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: at hand, on the way

Synonyms:

about to happen, approaching, brewing, close, coming, expectant, fast-approaching, following, forthcoming, gathering, handwriting-on-the-wall, immediate, impending, in store, in the air, in the cards, in the offing, in the wind, in view, ineluctable, inescapable, inevasible, inevitable, likely, looming, menacing, near, nearing, next, nigh, on its way, on the horizon, on the verge, overhanging, possible, probable, see it coming, threatening, to come, unavoidable, unescapable
Notes: if you mean 'famous' or 'superior,' you want eminent; if you mean 'impending, about to happen' that is imminent; and if you mean 'present, inherent,' your word is immanent
imminent is 'about to happen' and immanent is 'inherent' or 'pervading the material world'

Antonyms:

distant, doubtful, far, future, later
Main Entry: close
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: near, nearby

Synonyms:

abutting, across the street, adjacent, adjoining, approaching, around the corner, at hand, contiguous, convenient, give or take a little, handy, hard by, immediate, imminent, impending, in spitting distance, in the ball park, near-at-hand, nearest, nearly, neighboring, next, nigh, proximate, under one's nose, warm

Antonyms:

away, beyond, detached, far, faraway
Main Entry: coming
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: approaching, promising

Synonyms:

about to happen, advancing, almost on one, anticipated, aspiring, at hand, certain, close, converging, deserving, docking, drawing near, due, en route, eventual, expected, fated, foreseen, forthcoming, future, gaining upon, getting near, immediate, imminent, impending, in prospect, in store, in the offing, in the wind, in view, instant, marked, near, nearing, next, nigh, oncoming, ordained, predestined, preparing, progressing, prospective, pursuing, running after, subsequent, to be, up-and-coming
Main Entry: fated
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: governed by fate

Synonyms:

decided by fate, destined, doomed, foreordained, imminent, impending, in the stars, inescapable, inevitable, predestined, predetermined, prejudged, preordained, unavoidable
Main Entry: future
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: to come; expected

Synonyms:

approaching, booked, budgeted, close at hand, coming, coming up, destined, down the line, down the pike, down the road, eventual, fated, final, forthcoming, from here in, from here on, from here to eternity, from now on in, imminent, impending, in the cards, in the course of time, in the offing, inevitable, just around the corner, later, likely, looked toward, near, next, planned, prospective, scheduled, subsequent, to be, ulterior, ultimate, unborn, unfolding, up

Antonyms:

past
Main Entry: impending
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: forthcoming

Synonyms:

approaching, at hand, brewing, coming, gathering, handwriting-on-the-wall, hovering, imminent, in the cards, in the offing, in the wind, looking to, looming, menacing, near, nearing, ominous, on the horizon, overhanging, portending, proximate, see it coming, threatening, waiting to

Antonyms:

distant, later, never, remote
Main Entry: inevitable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: certain; cannot be avoided

Synonyms:

all locked up, assured, binding, compulsory, decided, decreed, destined, determined, doomed, fated, fateful, fixed, for certain, foreordained, imminent, impending, in the bag, ineluctable, ineludible, inescapable, inexorable, inflexible, irresistible, irrevocable, necessary, no ifs ands or buts, obligatory, ordained, pat, prescribed, settled, sure, unalterable, unavoidable, undeniable, unpreventable, without recourse

Antonyms:

avoidable, doubtful, escapable, fortuitous, preventable, uncertain, unlikely, unsure
Main Entry: menacing
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: intimidating, ominous

Synonyms:

alarming, approaching, dangerous, frightening, imminent, impending, intimidatory, looming, louring, lowering, minacious, minatory, overhanging, threatening

Antonyms:

aiding, assisting, helping, unthreatening
Main Entry: near
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: close in time; forthcoming

Synonyms:

approaching, approximate, at hand, coming, comparative, expected, imminent, impending, in the offing, looming, near-at-hand, next, relative

Antonyms:

deferred, distant, expired, far, postponed, remote
Main Entry: nearing
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: approaching

Synonyms:

advancing, approximating, coming, forthcoming, imminent, impending, oncoming, threatening, upcoming

Antonyms:

departing, gone, leaving, past
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