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

Their fate has been one of the biggest question marks looming over the entire deal. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

Asian giants face looming graduate job crisis Asia’s most populous countries are grappling with a graduate employment crisis, with huge numbers of young people entering job markets that lack roles to absorb them. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Here’s a look at the Dolphins’ looming decision with Willis, the draft, Jeremiah Smith, Arch Manning and others. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026

To that, Gutierrez’s email also came as the deadline was looming for qualifying longtime Disney executives to take the company’s voluntary early retirement offer, first unveiled in August by EVP and Chief People Officer Sonia Coleman. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

And looming over it all are questions about the coach’s future — questions that could be answered, at least in part, by the Trojans’ performance this week. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

The David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, designed by Peter Zumthor, opened in April — a sprawling, serpentine concrete mass looming 30 feet above Wilshire Boulevard on seven bulky inhabited pavilions. — Sam Lubell, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2026

With a conference showdown and bitter rivalry looming next week against Geneva, Batavia decided to open Friday night’s game with some fireworks. — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

And the practical effects of that looming decision were still not clear on Thursday as the state prepares to use a map lawmakers passed in 2022. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026