Entry Word: pending

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 not yet settled or decided <a decision is pending about whether to buy computers or sports equipment with this money>

Synonyms open, undecided, undetermined, unresolved, unsettled

Related Words hanging; arguable, debatable, disputable, moot, uncertain, unsure

Near Antonyms confirmed, established; certain, sure

Antonyms decided, determined, resolved, settled

2 being soon to appear or take place <a pending review of your work so far this term> — see forthcoming
3 giving signs of immediate occurrence <the sky darkened with a pending storm> — see imminent 1