Imminent
adjSynonymAntonymHomonymRoot wordSSC PYQ × 5/ˈɪmənənt/ · इमिनन्ट
About to happen soon, especially something unpleasant
About to happen very soon
Likely to happen very soon
Coming or likely to happen very soon
जो होने ही वाला हो
जो बहुत जल्द होने वाला हो, आसन्न
A storm looked imminent by evening.
The result is imminent, so stay off the phone.
Daily use: Shaam tak toofan imminent lag raha tha.
Exam hall में आख़िरी पंद्रह मिनट वाली warning आने ही वाली है — वह imminent है। Imminent यानी जो बहुत जल्द होने वाला हो, अक्सर कुछ अप्रिय जिसे टाला न जा सके।
In the exam hall, the final fifteen-minute warning is about to come — it is imminent. Imminent is what is about to happen very soon, usually something unpleasant you cannot avoid.
Imminent के synonym impending, forthcoming, approaching और looming हैं; distant और remote इसके antonym हैं। SSC look-alikes eminent (प्रतिष्ठित) और immanent (अंतर्निहित) का फ़ायदा उठाता है।
Imminent is tested with impending, forthcoming, approaching and looming as synonyms; distant and remote are its antonyms. SSC exploits the look-alikes eminent (distinguished) and immanent (inherent).