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noun im·mi·nence \ ˈi-mə-nən(t)s \

Definition of imminence

1 :something imminent; especially :impending evil or danger

2 :the quality or state of being imminent

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Examples of imminence in a Sentence

since the end of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation has seemed to be a less likely imminence

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Mr. Lopez, who typically works in impressionistic black and white, shot in the early mornings and at dusk, when the light itself embodied the imminence of change.

— New York Times, "The Way New York Lives Now," 15 June 2017
The imminence of the threat is visible from the top of a hill just behind Ms. Soukat’s house: a sprawling development of condos wrapped around a golf course, built by a major real estate developer, Addoha.

— aida alami, New York Times, "In a Fight for Land, a Women’s Movement Shakes Morocco," 7 May 2017

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First Known Use of imminence

1606

imminence Synonyms

Synonyms

hazard, danger, menace, peril, pitfall, risk, threat, trouble

Related Words

snare, trap; booby trap

Near Antonyms

guard, protection, safeguard, shield, ward; asylum, harbor, haven, refuge, retreat, shelter

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