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impend

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of impend

to be about to happen

for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending

Synonyms of impend

Words Related to impend

advance, approach, close in, draw on, gather, near

hang, hover, lower (also lour), menace, overhang, threaten

Near Antonyms of impend

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

fall back, pass, recede, retreat, withdraw

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