Synonyms and antonyms of To be certain or likely to happen in British Thesaurus

await (verb)

formal if something awaits you, it will happen to you

threaten (verb)

if something bad or unpleasant threatens, it is likely to happen or to affect you

be heading/headed for something ()

if you are heading or headed for something, it is likely to happen to you soon

lie ahead/before/in store ()

if something lies ahead, it is going to happen to you in the future

loom (verb)

if something unpleasant or difficult looms, it seems likely to happen soon

waiting to happen ()

used for saying that something very bad is likely to develop from a particular situation

lie in wait (for someone) ()

if something unpleasant is lying in wait for you, it is going to happen to you

lie ahead ()

if something lies ahead, especially something difficult or unpleasant, it is going to happen in the future and you will have to deal with it

lurk (verb)

if something lurks, it is likely to threaten, harm, or upset you

be assured ()

to be certain to happen

be cooking ()

to be happening or being planned, often secretly

be guaranteed to do something ()

used for saying that something will definitely happen

be in the bag ()

used for saying that you are certain to get or achieve something

it’s only a matter/question of time ()

used for saying that something will definitely happen, but you are not sure when

loom large ()

if something unpleasant or difficult looms large, it seems certain to happen

may (very) well/easily ()

used for saying that something is fairly likely to be true or is fairly likely to happen

might (very) well/easily ()

used for saying that something is likely to happen or is likely to be true