Synonyms for tailwind
ˈteɪlˌwɪndtail·wind

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1. tailwindnoun

   Antonyms:
   headwind

2. tailwindnoun

   Antonyms:
   headwind

Princeton's WordNet

1. tailwindnoun

   wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft

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1. List of paraphrases for "tailwind":

   downwind

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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. 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.

3. Didier Duret:

   Margins are now more comfortable in Europe than in the United States and the benefits of a higher dollar should continue to be a tailwind for European earnings.

4. Arthur Hogan:

   (Energy is) the main distraction for the market. The good news is that this is a tailwind for the consumer. That's a positive that's being ignored.

5. Gennadiy Goldberg:

   The gain in income should prove a tailwind to fourth-quarter GDP growth as consumption remains the most prominent driver of domestic growth activity.