Synonyms for headwind
ˈhɛdˌwɪndhead·wind

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1. headwindnoun

   Antonyms:
   tailwind

2. headwindnoun

   Antonyms:
   tailwind

Princeton's WordNet

1. headwindnoun

   wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft

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1. Bob Yawger:

   The extra barrels hitting international markets have served as a headwind for Brent, with the US Oil Fund (exchange traded fund) reporting inflows of $104 million on Monday, the largest inflow since August, serving as a tailwind for WTI.

2. Mark Hackett:

   The biggest issue is the foreign traveler because of the dollar, are they willing to come over with the headwind of the dollar given all the other stresses and worries?

3. Elaine Howard:

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

4. Mike Bell:

   Manufacturing growth in Europe continues to be a source of concern as seen by recent PMI data and unless we see a firm resolution on the trade war front, the uncertain outlook will continue to be a headwind for markets.

5. David Spika:

   Double-digit percentage drops are possible. The past few years were strong and that was fueled by easy monetary policy, that tailwind is about to turn into a massive headwind.