loom

[loom] / lum /

VERB

appear, often imposingly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brew come on dominate emerge hover mount overshadow portend soar stand out threaten

STRONG

approach await bulk dawn emanate figure gather impend impress issue lower menace near overhang overtop rear rise show top tower

WEAK

be at hand be coming be forthcoming be imminent be in the cards be in the wind be near become visible break through come forth come into view come on the scene hang over make up seem huge seem large take shape

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline fall leave

STRONG

abandon descend drop neglect

Example Sentences

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Shell has appealed, and other cases still loom.

From Barron's

References to poetry loom large in Mr. Darnielle’s “This Year,” which, as the title suggests, offers a song a day for an entire year followed by an insightful, often witty account of its origin.

From The Wall Street Journal

As robots like Digit have begun to find niches of demand, some analysts and technology executives have begun to predict a looming humanoid robot wave.

From The Wall Street Journal

A bigger battle looms on reforms to the German equivalent of Social Security.

From The Wall Street Journal

The warm and dry theme continued into summer with the threat of drought looming.

From BBC

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