Impend and Wane

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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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Wane is an antonym for impend.

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

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Impend is an antonym for wane.

Nearby Words: waning, waned

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Wane and Impend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/impend/wane

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