loom up

VERB

approach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come contact match meet near reach surround threaten

STRONG

advance approximate bear border buzz converge equal impend progress resemble

WEAK

be comparable to be like belly up to catch up close in come at come close compare with correspond to creep up draw near gain on go toward move in on move toward take after verge upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid depart go leave miss

STRONG

decrease retreat retrogress stop

WEAK

distance go away

Example Sentences

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Away from Cooper in particular, there’s a weird cyclical phenomenon, where famous older women suddenly loom up out of the ether to tell younger women off for being “meany-poos” to men.

From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2018

Shadowy mountains loom up between the buildings as you walk five minutes from one end of the town to the other.

From Slate • Sep. 6, 2017

Still, every time I thought I’d put the long shadow of Dylan behind me, it would loom up and engulf me again.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2015

Inhaling the smell of fresh horseshit in Central Park, seeing the skyscrapers loom up above the tree line, he felt overcome with gratitude.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 28, 2013

I thought only of reaching the gate, praying it was open, I saw it loom up ahead.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

loom up

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