loom

loom

verb

Definition of LOOM

to be about to happen <he could tell that trouble was looming when the bullies swaggered into the park>

Synonyms brew, impend

Related Words advance, approach, close in, draw on, gather, near; hang, hover, lower (also lour), menace, overhang, threaten

Near Antonyms abate, decline, de-escalate, die down, diminish, disappear, dwindle, ebb, fade, fall, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, recede, relent, remit, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, vanish, wane; fall back, pass, recede, retreat, withdraw