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1wind
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of WIND
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a prevailing or general movement or inclination <the winds of public opinion are changing on this issue>
Related Words curve, downside, shift, swing, turn, turnabout, upside; custom, habit, propensity, tenor, way; countercurrent, countertrend; undercurrent, undertow
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language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere <the speech contained nothing of substance and was just a lot of wind>
Related Words claptrap, drivel, gibberish, hogwash, humbug, jabberwocky, jazz, moonshine, nonsense; affectedness, floweriness, grandiosity, loftiness, pomposity, pretension, pretentiousness; garrulity, garrulousness, verboseness, verbosity, windiness, wordiness
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