Synonyms of looming

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adjective

as in impending

giving signs of immediate occurrence

some economists see a looming collapse of the stock market

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distant
• past
• remote
• ultimate
• eventual
• former
• far-off
• recent
• late
• bygone

looming

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verb

present participle of loom

as in brewing

to be about to happen

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diminishing
• falling
• disappearing
• receding
• vanishing
• dwindling
• shrinking
• declining
• waning
• tapering
• lowering
• fading
• ebbing
• lessening
• subsiding
• abating
• relenting
• tapering off
• dying down
• moderating
• passing
• remitting
• letting up
• retreating
• withdrawing
• falling back
• de-escalating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of looming

Verb

Trump looming over the entire ticket this year increased the map’s poison for conservatives, and no one was immune. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026

Time may finally be up for Butker in Kansas City with Justin Tucker looming. — Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026

Boise State’s path to a playoff berth runs through the final four regular-season games plus the Pac-12 title game, with Oregon State looming as the toughest test and potentially deciding championship game hosting rights. — Shaun Goodwin. Produced With Ai Assistance, Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 2026

As the new season picks up, George unravels under the looming threat of anti-monopoly laws targeting his industrial empire. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

The deadline to submit the artwork for The Grassland Queen was looming. — Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

However, lead researcher Ferdinand Kuemmeth, an experimental physicist at the University of Regensburg and Copenhagen’s Niels Bohr Institute, argued that the technique solves a looming industrial headache. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Small town, big data center Few towns know what a good deal looks like better than Perry, which has been molded for the past half-century by the looming cooling towers of its local nuclear power plant. — Sara Herschander, Vox, 5 Nov. 2026

With the midterm elections looming, the moment has become so fraught that even the diehards are struggling to bear the pressure. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026