Synonyms of brewing

brewing 1 of 2

adjective

as in gathering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gathering
• future
• coming
• nearing
• upcoming
• looming
• forthcoming
• oncoming
• possible
• approaching
• impending
• probable
• imminent
• inevitable
• pending
• threatening
• near
• likely
• unavoidable
• apocalyptic
• predicted
• ominous
• awaited
• foreseen
• anticipated
• lowering
• apocalyptical
• menacing
• expected
• portentous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• past
• remote
• distant
• former
• ultimate
• eventual
• recent
• far-off
• late
• bygone

brewing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of brew

1

as in provoking

to bring (something volatile or intense) into being

they accused her of deliberately trying to brew dissension within the rank and file

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provoking
• raising
• fermenting
• promoting
• triggering
• fomenting
• encouraging
• cultivating
• inciting
• picking
• instigating
• stirring (up)
• whipping (up)
• abetting
• stimulating
• setting in motion
• fostering
• furthering
• sowing
• nurturing
• advancing
• nourishing
• inspiring
• forwarding
• setting off
• motivating
• detonating
• exciting
• galvanizing
• rousing
• setting
• activating
• inflaming
• energizing
• invigorating
• firing
• enflaming
• enlivening
• quickening
• vitalizing
• jazzing (up)
• pepping (up)
• livening (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• checking
• holding
• regulating
• restraining
• inhibiting
• taming
• curbing
• discouraging
• constraining
• reining (in)
• settling
• bridling
• soothing
• calming
• subduing
• quieting
• stilling
• allaying
• tranquilizing
• tranquillizing

2

as in looming

to be about to happen

there's trouble brewing in the department

Synonyms & Similar Words

• looming
• approaching
• hovering
• impending
• threatening
• hanging
• gathering
• nearing
• advancing
• drawing on
• closing in
• lowering
• overhanging
• louring
• menacing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falling
• diminishing
• subsiding
• declining
• waning
• shrinking
• vanishing
• disappearing
• lowering
• receding
• ebbing
• dwindling
• tapering
• fading
• moderating
• abating
• lessening
• tapering off
• dying down
• relenting
• remitting
• letting up
• retreating
• passing
• withdrawing
• de-escalating
• falling back