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- [im-uh-nuh nt]
- /ˈɪm ə nənt/
- /ˈɪm.ɪ.nənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [im-uh-nuh nt]
- /ˈɪm ə nənt/
Definitions of imminent word
- adjective imminent likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent. 1
- adjective imminent projecting or leaning forward; overhanging. 1
- noun imminent About to happen. 1
- adjective imminent about to happen 1
- adjective imminent If you say that something is imminent, especially something unpleasant, you mean it is almost certain to happen very soon. 0
- adjective imminent liable to happen soon; impending 0
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Origin of imminent
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Latin imminent- (stem of imminēns), present participle of imminēre to overhang, equivalent to im- im-1 + -min- from a base meaning “jut out, project, rise” (cf. eminent, mount2) + -ent- -ent
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Parts of speech for Imminent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
imminent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
imminent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for imminent
adj imminent
- probable — likely to occur or prove true: He foresaw a probable business loss. He is the probable writer of the article.
- unavoidable — unable to be avoided; inevitable: an unavoidable delay.
- possible — that may or can be, exist, happen, be done, be used, etc.: a disease with no possible cure.
- looming — a looming appearance, as of something seen indistinctly at a distance or through a fog: the loom of a moraine directly in their path.
- likely — probably or apparently destined (usually followed by an infinitive): something not likely to happen.
adjective imminent
- pending — while awaiting; until: pending his return.
- in the pipeline — a long tubular conduit or series of pipes, often underground, with pumps and valves for flow control, used to transport crude oil, natural gas, water, etc., especially over great distances.
- at hand — If something is at hand, near at hand, or close at hand, it is very near in place or time.
- just around the corner — in the next street
- expectant — Having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something pleasant and interesting.
Antonyms for imminent
adj imminent
- unlikely — not likely to be or occur; improbable; marked by doubt.
- avoidable — Something that is avoidable can be prevented from happening.
- later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- far — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- future — time that is to be or come hereafter.
adjective imminent
- escapable — Able to be escaped or run from.
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