is same class as (verb) compare: liken, equate
Detalii: compare emphasizes the similarities between or among things, though not losing sight of the differences; contrast emphasizes the differences
Sinonime: about to happen, advancing, almost on one,
anticipated,
aspiring, at hand,
certain,
close, converging,
deserving, docking, drawing near,
due, en route, eventual, expected, fated, foreseen, forthcoming,
future, gaining upon, getting near,
immediate, imminent,
impending, in prospect, in store, in the offing, in the wind, in view,
instant,
marked,
near, nearing,
next, nigh, oncoming, ordained, predestined, preparing, progressing,
prospective,
pursuing, running after,
subsequent, to be, up-and-coming