Synonyms of looms

looms

verb

present tense third-person singular of loom

as in brews

to be about to happen

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brews
• impends
• hovers
• approaches
• nears
• threatens
• hangs
• draws on
• advances
• closes in
• menaces
• gathers
• lours
• lowers
• overhangs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falls
• recedes
• disappears
• diminishes
• shrinks
• fades
• vanishes
• wanes
• dwindles
• subsides
• tapers
• lowers
• lessens
• ebbs
• abates
• declines
• tapers off
• dies down
• remits
• relents
• moderates
• passes
• lets up
• withdraws
• retreats
• falls back
• de-escalates