Synonyms of impend

impend

verb

as in to loom

to be about to happen

for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loom
• brew
• approach
• threaten
• hover
• menace
• draw on
• near
• advance
• close in
• hang
• gather
• overhang
• lour
• lower

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diminish
• disappear
• recede
• fall
• vanish
• abate
• lessen
• decline
• subside
• shrink
• fade
• ebb
• wane
• relent
• dwindle
• die down
• moderate
• lower
• remit
• taper off
• taper
• let up
• pass
• withdraw
• fall back
• retreat
• de-escalate

Phrases Containing impend

• impend (over)