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brewing

[broo-ing] / ˈbru ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
afoot
Synonyms
WEAK
astir cooking forthcoming getting ready going on in preparation
Antonyms
WEAK
completed ended finished
ADJECTIVE
cooking
Synonyms
STRONG
baking boiling broiling browning frying grilling heating roasting simmering sizzling steaming steeping stewing toasting
ADJECTIVE
destined
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coming designed doomed intended
STRONG
closed compelled condemned directed foreordained impending looming meant menacing near ordained overhanging predestined predetermined sealed settled stated threatening
WEAK
at hand certain compulsory forthcoming hanging over in prospect in store in the cards in the wind ineluctable inescapable inevitable inexorable instant predesigned que sera sera that is to be that will be to come unavoidable way the ball bounces
Antonyms
STRONG
distant remote unsettled
WEAK
avoidable unscheduled
ADJECTIVE
imminent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
forthcoming immediate impending inevitable likely looming possible probable unavoidable
WEAK
about to happen approaching close coming expectant fast-approaching following gathering in store in the air in the cards in the offing in the wind in view ineluctable inescapable inevasible menacing near nearing next nigh on its way on the horizon on the verge overhanging see it coming threatening to come unescapable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoidable distant escapable later never unlikely
WEAK
doubtful far future
ADJECTIVE
impending
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approaching imminent looming
STRONG
coming gathering hovering menacing near nearing overhanging portending threatening
WEAK
at hand in the cards in the offing in the wind looking to ominous on the horizon proximate see it coming waiting to
Antonyms
STRONG
gone past
WEAK
distant later never remote

Example Sentences

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AI threats have been brewing long before Mythos.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Concern began brewing among Democrats before the allegations were published.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Wrack said: "We have a masculinity crisis brewing in our schools. Teachers desperately need increased support to deal with this new frontier of behaviour management."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Farther north in California in the federal district courtroom of Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, another trial is brewing that consolidates over 2,000 similar cases into a single trial.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Already, however, there was a counterargument brewing in the recesses of my own conscience.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama