Synonyms of brewing

brewing 1 of 2

adjective

as in gathering

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• 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
• enlivening
• quickening
• vitalizing
• jazzing (up)
• livening (up)
• pepping (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in looming

to be about to happen

there's trouble brewing in the department

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brewing

Adjective

But this bet will face its most serious test in the brewing Republican presidential primary. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026

Verb

Right now, a battle is brewing in courtrooms in Texas and Louisiana involving college football players who have been granted the right to play this season by local judges. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Since Starmer's political crisis began brewing in early May, the pound has fallen nearly 3% cumulative against the dollar. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

With his snug corset and unsubtle make-up and minuscule shorts to which are fastened fishnet stockings, Curry’s kooky scientist with a penchant for brewing male lovers in his lab is one of pop-culture’s unlikely icons. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

But the story takes a detour and jumps to another time period, where a family crisis brewing over the bizarre actions of a troubled woman (Cristin Milioti) rattle her husband (Topher Grace) and their two children. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

Instead, the source attributes Fields’ actions to tensions brewing from competitive football and some questionable plays in practice. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2026

Bavik keeps things classic, brewing with 100% malt and aroma hops, then letting the beer chill out for an extended cold maturation. — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Big Bear's celebrity bald eagles have locals wondering whether romance is brewing, a rare hammerhead shark is turning heads off the Southern California coast, and the Tina Peters controversy in Shasta County has taken another unexpected turn. — James Ward, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Within months, Getty Oil would buy up a majority of the enterprise, while brewing giant Anheuser-Busch agreed to a substantial advertising contract. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026