Synonyms of loom

loom

verb

as in to brew

to be about to happen

he tried to take a proactive approach to dealing with the problems that loomed ahead

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brew
• impend
• approach
• hover
• threaten
• near
• draw on
• hang
• menace
• advance
• gather
• overhang
• close in
• lower

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of loom

Netflix's biggest threat has been YouTube, but looming on the horizon is Skydance. — Catriona Marangi,sarah Whitten, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Social Security faces a looming funding shortfall The Social Security Administration faces a looming bankruptcy date if a funding shortfall is not addressed by Congress. — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

The massive 600,000-square-foot structure of glass, concrete, and steel (two Eiffel Towers’ worth of steel, according to the company), looms over its environment like a spaceship from another world. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

That surcharge, part of a recession-era effort to reduce a then-looming MTA fare hike, goes to the transit agency by law. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026