Synonyms of loomed

loomed

verb

past tense of loom

as in brewed

to be about to happen

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brewed
• approached
• hovered
• impended
• neared
• threatened
• drew on
• closed in
• menaced
• hung
• gathered
• advanced
• lowered
• overhung

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fell
• disappeared
• vanished
• receded
• faded
• diminished
• dwindled
• shrank
• subsided
• lowered
• waned
• lessened
• declined
• ebbed
• abated
• relented
• tapered
• died down
• remitted
• moderated
• tapered off
• passed
• let up
• withdrew
• retreated
• fell back
• de-escalated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of loomed

The bookshelves loomed; the cold constricted her; light leaked into the room from the street lamps below. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Questions of viability have always loomed over the route, and the dreams of the leaders seeking to develop it. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Cleaver prepares for legal battle, campaign As the court battle in Jefferson City loomed, Cleaver was back home in Kansas City. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026

Throughout the night, a massive cylindrical lighting-and-video rig loomed above the stage, descending toward the performers, rising into the rafters and continually changing the dimensions of the space around them. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

And Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom loomed as a potentially electrifying acquisition. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

SpaceX — Shares gained more than 6% as Elon Musk’s rocket company’s first quarterly report since its public market debut loomed. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026

Yet, the fate of Georgia in November loomed over the president’s visit. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026

The Wolverines won the national championship in football under former coach Jim Harbaugh, who left to coach the Los Angeles Chargers as a sign-stealing scandal loomed over the program and Moore’s tenure. — Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026