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in the wind

ADJECTIVE
coming
Synonyms
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anticipated expected forthcoming impending subsequent
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advancing aspiring close converging deserving docking due fated foreseen future instant marked near nearing oncoming ordained predestined preparing progressing pursuing
WEAK
about to happen almost on one at hand certain drawing near en route eventual gaining upon getting near immediate imminent in prospect in store in the offing in view next nigh prospective running after to-be up-and-coming
Antonyms
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distant
STRONG
away far gone past
ADJECTIVE
destined
Synonyms
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coming designed doomed intended
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brewing closed compelled condemned directed foreordained impending looming meant menacing near ordained overhanging predestined predetermined sealed settled stated threatening
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at hand certain compulsory forthcoming hanging over in prospect in store in the cards ineluctable inescapable inevitable inexorable instant predesigned que sera sera that is to be that will be to come unavoidable way the ball bounces
Antonyms
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distant remote unsettled
WEAK
avoidable unscheduled
ADJECTIVE
forthcoming
Synonyms
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anticipated approaching awaited coming impending upcoming
WEAK
accessible at hand available destined fated future in evidence in preparation in prospect in store in the cards inescapable inevitable nearing obtainable on tap oncoming open pending predestined prospective ready resulting
Antonyms
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remote
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bygone distant gone past
ADJECTIVE
imminent
Synonyms
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forthcoming immediate impending inevitable likely looming possible probable unavoidable
WEAK
about to happen approaching brewing close coming expectant fast-approaching following gathering in store in the air in the cards in the offing in view ineluctable inescapable inevasible menacing near nearing next nigh on its way on the horizon on the verge overhanging see it coming threatening to come unescapable
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avoidable distant escapable later never unlikely
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doubtful far future
ADJECTIVE
impending
Synonyms
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approaching brewing imminent looming
STRONG
coming gathering hovering menacing near nearing overhanging portending threatening
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at hand in the cards in the offing looking to ominous on the horizon proximate see it coming waiting to
Antonyms
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gone past
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distant later never remote
NOUN
cue
Synonyms
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clue hint suggestion
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catchword idea indication inkling innuendo intimation job key lead mnemonic nod notion prod prompt prompting reminder sign telltale tip-off warning
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hot lead

Example Sentences

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Spin, for instance, like a flower in the wind, or lightly snap your fingers to recall the sound of rain.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Warner may have been forced back to the bargaining table by its lawyers or big shareholders who have multiple fingers in the wind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The allegations around payments to private investigators were "clutching at straws in the wind", he added.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

That is a very old story in America, and it has left Doukopil twisting in the wind.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

Both of them needed to be lying in cozy hospital beds right now, not straining themselves out here in the wind and snow.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.