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imminent

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore I words

about to happen very soon, especially something unpleasant or significant

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Imminent in a sentence

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The dark clouds signaled that a storm was imminent.

Synonyms
impendingforthcomingapproaching
Antonyms
distantremoteunlikely
Common questions

Questions about “imminent

Imminent (adjective) means about to happen very soon, especially something unpleasant or significant
Here is imminent used in an example sentence: "The dark clouds signaled that a storm was imminent."
Common synonyms for imminent include impending, forthcoming, approaching.
Antonyms of imminent include distant, remote, unlikely.
Imminent is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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