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Synonyms of on the boil

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Another word for on the boil is impending. Other synonyms of on the boil are looming, on the burst, imminent and cooking with gas.

Synonyms and similar words for on the boil

prepositional phraseSimmering strongly and about to boil.

  • impendingApproaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.
  • looming
  • on the burst(Of a player taking a pass) running at full speed towards the opposition.

prepositional phraseAbout to happen; imminent.

  • imminentAbout to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.

prepositional phraseGoing smoothly; working well.

Meaning of on the boil

  1. prepositional phrase Simmering strongly and about to boil.
  2. prepositional phrase About to happen; imminent.
  3. prepositional phrase Boiling.

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Questions about synonyms of on the boil

What is another word for on the boil?
On the boil has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as impending, looming, on the burst, imminent and cooking with gas.
What does on the boil mean?
On the boil means simmering strongly and about to boil.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: on the boil (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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