n. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: APPEAR 1, emerge, show
2 to take shape as an impending occurrence FF1C; an international economic crisis looms ahead FF1E;
Synonyms: brew, forthcome, gather, impend
Related Words: approach, come on, make up, near
Contrasted Words: disappear, fade, pass, vanish; die (down or away), diminish, dwindle, wane; recede, retreat, withdraw
3 to appear in an impressively great or exaggerated form FF1C; the power of the enemy loomed in the soldiers' imagination FF1E;
Synonyms: bulk, stand out
Related Words: lower, rear, threaten, tower
Contrasted Words: die (down or away), diminish, dwindle, wane