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Synonyms for handwriting-on-the-wall
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : hand-rahy-ting |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhændˌraɪ tɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for handwriting-on-the-wall Other synonyms for the word handwriting-on-the-wall
- about to happen
- approaching
- at hand
- brewing
- close
- coming
- expectant
- fast-approaching
- following
- gathering
- handwriting-on-the-wall
- hovering
- in store
- in the air
- in the cards
- in the offing
- in the wind
- in view
- ineluctable
- inescapable
- inevasible
- looking to
- menacing
- near
- nearing
- next
- nigh
- ominous
- on its way
- on the horizon
- on the verge
- overhanging
- portending
- proximate
- see it coming
- threatening
- to come
- unescapable
- waiting to
Définition of handwriting-on-the-wall
Origin :- c.1500, from hand (n.) + writing, translating Latin manuscriptum. Hand in the sense of "handwriting, style of writing" is from late 14c.
- An ordinary note in his [Horace Greeley's] handwriting is said to have been used for a long time as a railroad pass, then as a servant's recommendation, and finally taken to a drug-store as a doctor's prescription. ["Frank Leslie's Magazine," August 1884]
- As in imminent : adj at hand, on the way
- As in impending : adj forthcoming
Antonyms for handwriting-on-the-wall
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