Almost
Almost adjective - Being such only when compared to something else.
Imminent
Imminent adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Almost and imminent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Almost" instead an adjective "Imminent".
Nearby Words: imminence, imminently
Both words in one sentence
- Amuro sees his determination to fight to the end embodied by a demonic spirit, and not only nearly craps himself from the vision, but almost forgot to get the Gundam away from the imminent explosion.
Source: Last Villain Stand - Richard Wagner's "Flight of the Valkyries" is almost certain to signify imminent badassery, often from above — as in the Apocalypse Now surfing beach helicopter scene.
Source: Bad to the Bone - However, when confronted with imminent destruction by a pair of nuclear missiles, Arthur Dent goes ahead and does it anyway, since almost anything else would be an improvement.
Source: Forbidden Chekhov's Gun
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Imminent and Almost. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/almost/imminent
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Imminent or Almost. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/almost/imminent.
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