Impend and Shrink

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Impend verb - To be about to happen.

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

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Shrink is an antonym for impend.

Shrink verb - To become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter.

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Impend is an antonym for shrink.

Nearby Words: shrinking, shrinkage

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