Synonyms for pending
ˈpɛn dɪŋpend·ing

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1. pendingadjective

   awaiting conclusion or confirmation

   "business still pending"

   Antonyms:
   finished

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1. pendingadjective

   Synonyms:
   depending, undecided, undetermined, unsettled, in suspense

2. pendingprep.

   Synonyms:
   during

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1. pendingadjective

   Synonyms:
   undecided, unsettled

2. pendingprep

   Synonyms:
   during

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1. List of paraphrases for "pending":

   outstanding, awaiting, standby, waiting, unresolved, remaining, until, slope

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How to use pending in a sentence?

1. Steve Vladeck:

   The Supreme Court's procedural order not only wipes away two lower court rulings, but it also orders dismissal of the entire dispute -- leaving for some other time resolution of the many questions Trump's conduct raised about The Emoluments Clause, ordinarily, The Supreme Court pursues such a step only when the prevailing party moots a case while the appeal is pending -- as opposed to here, where the disputes became moot because Trump's term ended.

2. Judge Robinson:

   It is uncontroverted that PPKM and PPSLR serve hundreds of underprivileged women in the State of Kansas, it is in the public interest to allow these individuals to be treated by the qualified provider of their choice, and to have that provider reimbursed under Medicaid pending a trial on the merits in this case.

3. Milwaukee Police Capt. Warren Allen:

   There was a 19-year-old male taken into custody in connection with this incident, charges are pending review by the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.

4. Samuel Alito:

   The Government must either :( 1) detain them,( 2) return them to a contiguous foreign nation, or( 3) parole them into the United States on an individualized, case-by-case basis, these options operate in a hydraulic relationship : When it is not possible for the Government to comply with the statutory mandate to detain inadmissible aliens pending further proceedings, it must resort to one or both of the other two options in order to comply with the detention requirement to the greatest extent possible.

5. Barry Pollack:

   We've had no communication with the Department of Justice and they have not indicated to me that they have brought any charges against Mr. Julian Assange, they've been unwilling to have any discussion at all, despite our repeated requests, that they let us know what Mr. Assange's status is in any pending investigations. There's no reason why Wikileaks should be treated differently from any other publisher.