impended
The word “impended” has 3 syllables: im-pen-ded
It's pronounced as /ɪmˈpɛndɪd/
What is synonym and antonym for impended?
In the thesaurus, “impended” has 16 synonyms and 28 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for impended along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for impended
- advanced
- approached
- brewed
- closed in
- drew on
- gathered
- hanged
- hovered
- hung
- loomed
- loured
- lowered
- menaced
- neared
- overhung
- threatened
Antonyms for impended
- abated
- de-escalated
- declined
- died down
- diminished
- disappeared
- dwindled
- ebbed
- faded
- fell
- fell back
- lessened
- let up
- lowered
- moderated
- passed
- receded
- relented
- remitted
- retreated
- shrank
- shrunk
- subsided
- tapered
- tapered off
- vanished
- waned
- withdrew
Meanings of impended
- verb
- To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang.
- Figuratively to hang over (someone) as a threat or danger.
- To threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent.
- To pay.
Example Sentences
- The danger of a landslide impended over the village after the heavy rainfall.
- As the deadline impended, the team worked tirelessly to complete the project.
- The looming threat of war impended over the peaceful nation.
- The uncertainty of the future impended on their decision to move abroad.
- The great storm impended as the meteorologists predicted, forcing residents to prepare for evacuation.
On this page you'll find 44 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to impended, such as: abated, advanced, approached, brewed, closed in, de-escalated, declined.
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