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looming

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Main Entry: loom
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: appear, often imposingly

Synonyms:

approach, await, be at hand, be coming, be forthcoming, be imminent, be in the cards, be in the wind, be near, become visible, break through, brew, bulk, come forth, come into view, come on, come on the scene, dawn, dominate, emanate, emerge, figure, gather, hang over, hover, impend, impress, issue, lower, make up, menace, mount, near, overhang, overshadow, overtop, portend, rear, rise, seem huge, seem large, show, soar, stand out, take shape, threaten, top, tower
Main Entry: looming
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: rising

Synonyms:

appearing, approaching, emerging, imminent, impending
Main Entry: appear
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: come into sight

Synonyms:

arise, arrive, attend, be present, be within view, blow in, bob up, break through, breeze in, check in, clock in, come, come forth, come into view, come out, come to light, crop up, develop, drop in, emerge, expose, issue, loom, make the scene, materialize, occur, pop in, pop up, present, punch in, punch the clock, recur, ring in, rise, roll in, show, show up, spring, surface, time in, turn out, turn up

Antonyms:

disappear, hide
Main Entry: brew
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: plan, devise

Synonyms:

breed, compound, concoct, contrive, develop, excite, foment, form, gather, hatch, impend, loom, mull, plot, project, scheme, start, stir up, weave
Main Entry: dawn
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: start

Synonyms:

appear, begin, develop, emerge, glimmer, initiate, lighten, loom, open, originate, rise, show itself, unfold

Antonyms:

end, finish, set
Main Entry: destined
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: bound for, fated in near future

Synonyms:

at hand, brewing, certain, closed, coming, compelled, compulsory, condemned, designed, directed, doomed, foreordained, forthcoming, hanging over, impending, in prospect, in store, in the cards, in the wind, ineluctable, inescapable, inevitable, inexorable, instant, intended, looming, meant, menacing, near, ordained, overhanging, predesigned, predestined, predetermined, que sera sera, sealed, settled, stated, that is to be, that will be, threatening, to come, unavoidable, way the ball bounces

Antonyms:

avoidable, unscheduled
Main Entry: emerge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: come out, arise

Synonyms:

appear, arrive, become apparent, become known, become visible, come forth, come into view, come on the scene, come to light, come up, crop up, dawn, derive, develop, egress, emanate, flow, gush, issue, loom, make appearance, materialize, originate, proceed, rise, show, spring, spring up, spurt, steam, stem, surface, transpire, turn up

Antonyms:

disappear, fade, go away, leave
Main Entry: imminent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: at hand, on the way

Synonyms:

about to happen, approaching, brewing, close, coming, expectant, fast-approaching, following, forthcoming, gathering, handwriting-on-the-wall, immediate, impending, in store, in the air, in the cards, in the offing, in the wind, in view, ineluctable, inescapable, inevasible, inevitable, likely, looming, menacing, near, nearing, next, nigh, on its way, on the horizon, on the verge, overhanging, possible, probable, see it coming, threatening, to come, unavoidable, unescapable
Notes: if you mean 'famous' or 'superior,' you want eminent; if you mean 'impending, about to happen' that is imminent; and if you mean 'present, inherent,' your word is immanent
imminent is 'about to happen' and immanent is 'inherent' or 'pervading the material world'

Antonyms:

distant, doubtful, far, future, later
Main Entry: impending
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: forthcoming

Synonyms:

approaching, at hand, brewing, coming, gathering, handwriting-on-the-wall, hovering, imminent, in the cards, in the offing, in the wind, looking to, looming, menacing, near, nearing, ominous, on the horizon, overhanging, portending, proximate, see it coming, threatening, waiting to

Antonyms:

distant, later, never, remote
Main Entry: menace
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bother, frighten

Synonyms:

alarm, bad-eye, browbeat, bully, chill, compromise, endanger, hazard, impend, imperil, intimidate, jeopardize, lean on, loom, lower, overhang, peril, portend, push around, put heat on, risk, scare, scare hell out of, spook, terrorize, threaten, torment, whip around

Antonyms:

aid, assist, help
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