Synonyms for oncoming
ˈɒnˌkʌm ɪŋ, ˈɔn-on·com·ing

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1. onset, oncomingadjective

   the beginning or early stages

   "the onset of pneumonia"

   Synonyms:
   onrush, onslaught, onset, attack

   Antonyms:
   nonmoving, unmoving

2. oncomingadjective

   moving toward one

   Antonyms:
   unmoving, nonmoving

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1. Bob Burns:

   The Biden administration was in complete denial over the inflation and the oncoming economic disaster that we're heading towards right now, she's been in there for 10 years. They haven't been able to take care of these problems.

2. Joel Cline:

   The three things that create a lot of rain are moisture, lift and instability [ in the atmosphere ]. We have two of these with tropical weather and the third is the lift — provided by the mountains in this case, on the slopes that are facing the oncoming winds directly — which is a very local effect — can create localized areas of heavier rain.

3. Eugene:

   A supervisor strives to see the light at the end of the tunnel and hope’s it’s not the light of an oncoming train. A bigger problem is to be a supervisor on the train and find that the tunnel has not been started yet. A failing company is often referred to as a train wreck!

4. Suzi Levine:

   It's going to take a collective effort the likes of which we have not seen before, and I feel humbled to be a part of the team that will get us there, when you roll back the clock a hundred years, I suspect Frances Perkins and Frances Perkins colleagues felt similarly as Frances Perkins and her colleagues looked at the devastation, the Depression and the oncoming World War II. I think there's a lot that we can learn from then and apply now, but with a modern context and with our modern tools.

5. Ahmed Korayem:

   The more resistant we are to the oncoming chaos, the more we will be stuck in a constant struggle and are unable to move forward. One must embrace the chaos in open arms and once the self-destruction ensues, then self-development can follow. One can't get upset at the dying fields when he is constantly warring with the rain clouds