draws near
- approachesWays of doing something
- nearsComes closer to
- closes inApproaches a target
- loomsEmerges menacingly, or textile frames
- advancesForward movements or progress
impending · imminent · arrival · threshold · horizon · footsteps · shadow · anticipation · brink · edge · coming · descends · creeping · twilight · dusk · dawn · encroaches · hovers
spatial proximity
draws nearrecedes
Moves gradually away
withdraws · retreats · pulls away · moves away · draws back
relational closeness
draws nearpulls away
Increases distance from
withdraws · grows apart · drifts apart · alienates · estranges