Approaching
Approaching adjective - Being soon to appear or take place.
Immediate and approaching are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Immediate" instead an adjective "Approaching".
Immediate
Immediate adjective - Not being distant in time, space, or significance.
Usage example: for the victims of the terrorist attack, the incident is as immediate as yesterday's news
Approaching and immediate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approaching" instead an adjective "Immediate".
Nearby Words: immediately, immediacy
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close and approaching
- close and immediate
- near and approaching
- near and immediate
- next and approaching
- next and immediate
- proximate and approaching
- proximate and immediate
- impending and approaching
- impending and immediate
- imminent and approaching
- imminent and immediate
- looming and approaching
- looming and immediate
Both words in one sentence
- Idiot Ball: For some reason, the immediate global response to an approaching alien attack is massive rioting.
Source: Tabletop Game / Wild Talents
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