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 president accused Iran of trying to influence the midterm elections as escalating violence in the Middle East loomed over his convention. — Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026

The hulking, five-story border checkpoint facility, which loomed over the surrounding area in the grand style of Chinese government facilities, has been obliterated. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Some scores were completed only a day or two before the tracking date, hastily jotted in pencil as the deadline loomed. — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Snowflake — Shares dropped 4% as the artificial intelligence data cloud company’s earnings report loomed. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

At the same time, the upcoming soft opening of a second Hagen’s loomed. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Runners stood at first and second while the go-ahead run, Jonah Heim, loomed at home plate. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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