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Expectant vs Imminent - What's the difference?

expectant | imminent |

As adjectives the difference between expectant and imminent

is that expectant is marked by expectation while imminent is about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.

expectant

English

Adjective

(head)
  • marked by expectation
    • An expectant hush before the performance.
  • pregnant
    • An expectant mother.
  • (medicine, dated) Waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment.

    • imminent

    English

    (Imminence)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
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    • Usage notes

    * Imminent and eminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in some dialects, these may be confused. A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software. Imminent'' is also sometimes confused with ''immanent . * Said of danger, threat and death.

    Synonyms

    * inevitable * immediate * impending

    Derived terms

    * imminence * imminently

    Related terms

    * eminent * prominent

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