Approaching
Approaching adjective - Being soon to appear or take place.
Portending and approaching are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Portending" instead an adjective "Approaching".
Portending
Approaching and portending are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approaching" instead an adjective "Portending".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close and approaching
- close and portending
- gathering and approaching
- gathering and portending
- threatening and approaching
- threatening and portending
- near and approaching
- near and portending
- menacing and approaching
- menacing and portending
- proximate and approaching
- proximate and portending
- impending and approaching
- impending and portending
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Portending and Approaching. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 30, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/approaching/portending
Approaching & Portending. N.p., 2016. Web. 30 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/approaching/portending>.
Portending or Approaching. 2016. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/approaching/portending.
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