LOOMING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for LOOMING?

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Associations of "Looming" (30 Words)

aboveground	On or above the surface of the ground. Aboveground nuclear testing.
appear	Appear as a character on stage or appear in a play etc. They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time.
betide	Happen. She was trembling with fear lest worse might betide her.
blur	Make unclear indistinct or blurred. The fog blurs my vision.
blurred	Not clear or distinct; hazy. The blurred distinctions between childhood and adulthood.
blurry	Not clearly or distinctly visible or audible. My memories of him are blurry at best.
concealed	Hidden on any grounds for any motive. He spoke with barely concealed anger.
dim	Become dim or lusterless. The lights dimmed and the curtains parted.
dimly	In a way that is not clearly perceived or recalled. We became dimly aware of voices.
emerge	Come out into view, as from concealment. Suddenly the proprietor emerged from his office.
esoteric	Confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle. Esoteric philosophical debates.
faint	Deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc. Was sick and faint from hunger.
hazy	Indistinct or hazy in outline. It was a beautiful day but quite hazy.
hidden	Designed to elude detection. A hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole.
inconspicuous	Not clearly visible or attracting attention. He pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole.
indistinct	Not clear or sharply defined. Only indistinct notions of what to do.
invisible	Invisible exports and imports. He lounged in a doorway invisible in the dark.
lightproof	Able to block out light completely. Lightproof containers.
noncommittal	Refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like. Her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together.
obscure	Make obscure or unclear. A relatively obscure actor.
potential	The inherent capacity for coming into being. Potential clients.
questionable	Likely to be dishonourable or morally suspect. A fire of questionable origin.
recondite	(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse. Some recondite problem in historiography.
seem	Seem to be true probable or apparent. It seemed that he was determined to oppose her.
subtlety	A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude. You had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew.
unclear	Not easy to see, hear, or understand. The reason for their actions is unclear to this day.
unobtrusive	Not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable. The service was unobtrusive and efficient.
vague	Not clearly expressed or understood. A vague uneasiness.
vaguely	In a way that is unfocused or lacks attention; absent-mindedly. He vaguely remembered talking to her once.
wispy	Thin and weak- Edmund Wilson. A wispy little fellow with small hands and feet.