IMMINENCE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

imminence

noun

ˈi-mə-nən(t)s

Definition of imminence

as in threat

something that may cause injury or harm since the end of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation has seemed to be a less likely imminence

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Recent Examples of imminence Researchers debuted an inventory for classifying apocalyptic belief, comprising anthropogenic causality, theogenic causality, imminence, personal control, and the question of whether the end is a good or bad thing. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 C’mon, governor, stop your denial of the magnitude and imminence of our climate’s breakdown. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026 Of course, the imminence of the potential attack in Michigan being the impetus to bring the whole network down. — Sarah Boxer, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025 The imminence of the Indigenous language Rục’s disappearance is mirrored by Vietnamese words appearing in their typographic visuality on a black background, casting a tension between orality and textuality, spirituality and materiality. — Cátia Rodrigues, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for imminence

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In contrast to other Gulf monarchies, especially Saudi Arabia, Qatar sees no threat in the Muslim Brotherhood, the political movement that spawned Hamas.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
In other words, the biggest threats on the horizon might not be the Vatican or their local dioceses as much as time and money.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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