IMPENDS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

impends

verb

present tense third-person singular of impend

as in looms

to be about to happen for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending

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While season two of the show, based mainly on The Long Game, looms closer, so does the next chapter in the Game Changers series, Unrivaled.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
Democrats currently hold an edge in national House polling and in the CBS News Battleground Tracker model, which estimates a narrow Democratic majority after the midterm election, which looms just 30 days away.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

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