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. German Larrea:

   Even though the current economic scenario is affecting metal prices, we believe this is a temporary headwind that will eventually fade, making the strong copper market fundamentals prevail.

2. Nick Nelson:

   Clearly this is going to be an additional headwind, mADE IN SWITZERLAND.

3. Mark Zandi:

   A lot of those jobs aren't being filled because people are struggling with Covid, long Covid is increasingly a significant headwind to the labor market, for businesses to get operations up and running, and, ultimately, for the broader economy to kick into high gear.

4. Scott Mather:

   In general, more global divergence, more volatility and more overshoots will create great opportunities for active fixed income investors, but a good defense is required as monetary policy is likely to represent a headwind for all financial assets instead of the steady tailwind it has been for the past several years.

5. Elaine Howard:

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