HEADWIND Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word headwind. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for HEADWIND
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| adversity | noun n | |||||
noun • a state of misfortune or affliction • a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event | ||||||
| challenge | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a demanding or stimulating situation • a call to engage in a contest or fight • questioning a statement and demanding an explanation • a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror • a demand by a sentry for a password or identification verb • take exception to • issue a challenge to • ask for identification • raise a formal objection in a court of law | ||||||
| difficulty | noun n | |||||
noun • an effort that is inconvenient • the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result | ||||||
| obstacle | noun n | |||||
noun • something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted • an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented) | ||||||
| obstruction | noun n | |||||
noun • any structure that makes progress difficult • the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction • something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted • the act of obstructing • getting in someone's way | ||||||
| opposition | noun n | |||||
noun • the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with • the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected • the relation between opposed entities • the act of hostile groups opposing each other • a contestant that you are matched against • a body of people united in opposing something • a direction opposite to another • an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) | ||||||
| resistance | noun n | |||||
noun • the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with • any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion • a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms • the military action of resisting the enemy's advance • (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease • the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents • a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force • the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) • (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness • an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current • group action in opposition to those in power | ||||||
| setback | noun n | |||||
noun • an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating | ||||||