Impend and Taper

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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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Taper is an antonym for impend.

Taper verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.

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Impend is an antonym for taper.

Nearby Words: tape, tapered, tapering, taping, tapper

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

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