Synonyms for loom
lumloom

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.6 / 5 votes

1. loom

   Synonyms:
   glimmer, lower, gloam

   Antonyms:
   dwindle, pale, recede, fade, vanish, disappear

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1. loomverb

   a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile

2. loomverb

   come into view indistinctly, often threateningly

   "Another air plane loomed into the sky"

   Synonyms:
   tower, hulk, brood, predominate, bulk large, hover

3. loom, tower, predominate, hulkverb

   appear very large or occupy a commanding position

   "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"

   Synonyms:
   rule, tower, predominate, hulk, dominate, brood, hover, prevail, bulk large, reign

4. brood, hover, loom, bulk largeverb

   hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing

   "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"

   Synonyms:
   levitate, stew, hover, predominate, linger, bulk large, oscillate, sulk, dwell, pout, hatch, cover, hulk, vacillate, grizzle, incubate, vibrate, tower, brood

5. loomverb

   weave on a loom

   "materials loomed in Egypt"

   Synonyms:
   tower, hulk, brood, predominate, bulk large, hover

Matched Categories

1. • Appear
   • Hang
   • Rise
   • Weave

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "loom":

   looms, looming

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How to use loom in a sentence?

1. Rig Veda:

   Wake up with one mind, my friends, and kindle the fire, you many who share the same nest. Make your thoughts harmonious stretch them on the loom make a ship whose oars will carry us across.

2. Henry Ward Beecher:

   We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning.

3. Sentix Managing Director Patrick Hussy:

   The euro zone economy is booming, but the pace is slowing noticeably, what is true for the euro zone is also visible for the German economy ... Fears are growing that new lockdowns could loom from autumn onwards with rising infection figures, and could once again weigh on the economy.

4. Madam Chaiang Kai-shek:

   I go walking, and the hills loom above me, range upon range, one against the other. I cannot tell where one begins and another leaves off. But when I talk with God, He lifts me up where I can see clearly where everything has a distinct contour.

5. Kallum Pickering:

   While the long-term risks to The United Kingdom potential growth from Brexit loom large, the prospect of a deal presents considerable upside potential for the The United Kingdom economy over the medium-term.