loomed

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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loomed

Microsoft’s stock had been punished earlier this year, as AI fears loomed large over the software sector.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

There was a catastrophe that loomed over the convention, but it wasn’t Bitcoin’s newly discounted cost.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

As my sentence loomed, the messages between us were often shot through with tenderness: an unprompted “I love you” for no particular reason.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Decades before the July 3 wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce catapulted the venue into a new category of global prominence, the Manhattan arena loomed large as a symbol of success.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Nevertheless, as the wind moaned across the heath and the Crochan loomed before him like an iron shadow, he thought once again of the brooch, and he buried his face in his hands and wept.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander