Definitions

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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But cracks are starting to form, and the options market might be the first sign of a pullback brewing over the weeks ahead, as Friday marks the expiry of all major index options contracts.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

With fan frustration brewing and rumours of dressing room unrest, BBC Sport takes a look at how Mbappe's difficult second season in the Spanish capital has unravelled.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

He was meticulous with his coffee brewing, treating it more like a lab experiment than a beverage.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

Concerns have been brewing about the ability of design-software companies to make money off artificial intelligence in the same way that other software companies can.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

He stomped around, brewing up tea in his enormous copper kettle, muttering all the while.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

brewing

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