Impend and Relent

Opposite meaning words

Impend verb - To be about to happen.

Usage example: for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending

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Relent is an antonym for impend.

Relent verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).

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Impend is an antonym for relent.

Nearby Word: relenting

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Relent and Impend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/impend/relent

Impend & Relent. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/impend/relent>.

Relent or Impend. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/impend/relent.

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