Impending and Lowering

Impending

Impending adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Usage example: an aura of impending doom hung over the city

Lowering and impending are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lowering" instead an adjective "Impending".

Nearby Words: impendent, impended

Lowering

Lowering adjective - Covered over by clouds.

Impending and lowering are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impending" instead an adjective "Lowering".

Nearby Words: lower, lowered
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