impends
The word “impends” has 2 syllables: im-pends
It's pronounced as /ɪmˈpɛndz/
What is synonym and antonym for impends?
In the thesaurus, “impends” has 15 synonyms and 27 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for impends along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for impends
- advances
- approaches
- brews
- closes in
- draws on
- gathers
- hangs
- hovers
- looms
- lours
- lowers
- menaces
- nears
- overhangs
- threatens
Antonyms for impends
- abates
- de-escalates
- declines
- dies down
- diminishes
- disappears
- dwindles
- ebbs
- fades
- falls
- falls back
- lessens
- lets up
- lowers
- moderates
- passes
- recedes
- relents
- remits
- retreats
- shrinks
- subsides
- tapers
- tapers off
- vanishes
- wanes
- withdraws
Meanings of impends
- 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 financial crisis impends if the government doesn't intervene soon.
- A decision impends on the outcome of the ongoing negotiations.
- The heavy clouds above suggest that a storm impends over the horizon.
- As the holidays approach, the pressure to complete the project impends on the team.
- With the final exam week approaching, stress impends for many students.
On this page you'll find 42 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to impends, such as: abates, advances, approaches, brews, closes in, de-escalates, declines.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.