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impend

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Synonyms & Antonyms of impend

to be about to happen

for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending

Synonyms for impend

brew,
loom

Words Related to impend

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

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

Near Antonyms for 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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“Impend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impend. Accessed 1 Aug. 2021.

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The first known use of impend was in 1585

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