Synonyms of imminence

imminence

noun

ˈi-mə-nən(t)s 

as in threat

something that may cause injury or harm

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threat
• danger
• menace
• risk
• peril
• hazard
• trouble
• pitfall
• trap
• snare
• booby trap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protection
• ward
• guard
• shield
• refuge
• safeguard
• retreat
• harbor
• shelter
• asylum
• haven

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imminence

Researchers debuted an inventory for classifying apocalyptic belief, comprising anthropogenic causality, theogenic causality, imminence, personal control, and the question of whether the end is a good or bad thing. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

C’mon, governor, stop your denial of the magnitude and imminence of our climate’s breakdown. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026

Of course, the imminence of the potential attack in Michigan being the impetus to bring the whole network down. — Sarah Boxer, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025

The imminence of the Indigenous language Rục’s disappearance is mirrored by Vietnamese words appearing in their typographic visuality on a black background, casting a tension between orality and textuality, spirituality and materiality. — Cátia Rodrigues, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025