Antonyms for headwind
ˈhɛdˌwɪndhead·wind

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1. headwindnoun

   Antonyms:
   tailwind

2. headwindnoun

   Antonyms:
   tailwind

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Princeton's WordNet

1. headwindnoun

   wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. backwind

   wind coming from or being deflected to the back.

   he could feel the breeze in the backwind.

   Submitted by anonymous on February 16, 2020  

How to use headwind in a sentence?

1. Chief Financial Officer Scott Wagner:

   Currency has been a major headwind for the business this year and will be into next year.

2. Andrew Mies:

   Any delay or setback in the reopening theme is probably going to be a headwind for the energy sector, (But)the market is telling you that its confidence in the cyclicals are diminished right now.

3. Elaine Howard:

   There's such a headwind that I'm getting terrible gas mileage today.

4. Lindsey Vonn:

   It's always tricky with these conditions -- the wind was going back and forth, some people got headwind, some people got tailwind. I'm just really happy to come away with another win and another record.

5. Kyle Sanders:

   Eroding investor sentiment was a headwind to asset gathering this quarter.

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