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

Trump’s suggestion that the war could continue for many more months also highlighted the looming crisis in global crude oil supplies. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

The modern cityscape of Tel Aviv, with its gleaming skyscrapers, its huge and well-lit residential buildings, looms over the picture, both as a haunting background and as telling cutaways. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Lindsay Clancy's lawyer reveals post-mistrial strategy as retrial looms. — FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Attorney General Ken Paxton took center stage during the Republican midterm convention to make his pitch to voters in the Texas Senate race as Election Day looms closer. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026