Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb impend

1 sense of impend

Sense 1
impend -- (be imminent or about to happen; "Changes are impending")
       => be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")

Antonyms of adj impending

1 sense of impending

Sense 1
at hand (predicate), close at hand (predicate), imminent, impendent, impending -- (close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement")

INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant -- (separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call")

Similarity of adj impending

1 sense of impending

Sense 1
at hand (predicate), close at hand (predicate), imminent, impendent, impending -- (close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement")
       => close (vs. distant) -- (at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships")