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. Peter Oppenheimer:

   Valuations are not that extreme there (in Japan), so I think you've got the combination of a tailwind from policy and from the currency - but actually some real fundamental improvements from corporate profitability.

2. Brady Seitz:

   This suggests a noticeable tailwind for demand as the average first-time home buyer is in their early 30s.

3. Jeremy Zirin:

   The reason the Fed would raise rates is because growth dynamics are picking up, which would ultimately be a tailwind for markets, though markets will likely challenge that view with volatility, we remain constructive that equities will grind higher over the course of 2015, but there will be some volatility based on any changes to the view of when the Fed will announce its first rate hike.

4. Kathleen Gaffney:

   We are at that important juncture where currency weakness has become a positive tailwind for emerging market debt.

5. Chief Financial Officer John Shrewsberry:

   The employees in that area would make the case that its a little harder to compete for new business or to compete head-to-head with other advisers for new business, just as it was a big tailwind because of Wells Fargo's reputation before that.