| Main Entry: | upcoming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happening soon |
Synonyms: |
approaching, forthcoming, future, imminent, impending, looming, nearing, next |
| Main Entry: | forthcoming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expected, imminent |
Synonyms: |
accessible, anticipated, approaching, at hand, available, awaited, coming, destined, fated, future, impending, in evidence, in preparation, in prospect, in store, in the cards, in the wind, inescapable, inevitable, nearing, obtainable, on tap, oncoming, open, pending, predestined, prospective, ready, resulting, upcoming |
Antonyms: |
bygone, distant, gone, past |
| Main Entry: | nearing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | approaching |
Synonyms: |
advancing, approximating, coming, forthcoming, imminent, impending, oncoming, threatening, upcoming |
Antonyms: |
departing, gone, leaving, past |
| Main Entry: | oncoming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impending |
Synonyms: |
advancing, approaching, coming, expected, forthcoming, imminent, looming, nearing, onrushing, upcoming |
Antonyms: |
past, preceding |
| Main Entry: | threatening |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | menacing, ominous |
Synonyms: |
aggressive, alarming, apocalyptic, at hand, baleful, baneful, black, bullying, cautionary, close, comminatory, dangerous, dire, fateful, forthcoming, grim, ill-boding, imminent, impendent, impending, inauspicious, intimidatory, looming, loury, lowering, lowery, minacious, minatory, near, overhanging, portending, portentous, scowling, sinister, terrorizing, ugly, unlucky, unpropitious, unsafe, upcoming, warning |
Antonyms: |
nice, pleasant |
| Main Entry: | minatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | threatening |
Synonyms: |
aggressive, alarming, apocalyptic, at hand, baleful, baneful, black, bullying, cautionary, close, comminatory, dangerous, dire, fateful, forthcoming, grim, ill-boding, imminent, impendent, impending, inauspicious, intimidatory, looming, loury, lowering, lowery, minacious, near, overhanging, portending, portentous, scowling, sinister, terrorizing, ugly*, unlucky, unpropitious, unsafe, upcoming, warning |