Antonyms for oncoming


Grammar : Adj
Spell : on-kuhm-ing, awn-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒnˌkʌm ɪŋ, ˈɔn-


Definition of oncoming

Origin :
  • 1844, from on + coming, present participle of come (v.).
  • adj impending
Example sentences :
  • He knew not how nor why, yet he got his feel of the oncoming event from the gods themselves.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • He stooped; seized a boulder, hurled it at the oncoming Lee.
  • Extract from : « The World Beyond » by Raymond King Cummings
  • With the oncoming of the parks and play-grounds, all of this, we may hope, will change.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • They laid her on the ground beside the door and watched the oncoming lights.
  • Extract from : « The Solar Magnet » by Sterner St. Paul Meek
  • He might as well have tried to stop an oncoming rocket ship.
  • Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl
  • His eyes were kindling strangely as he watched the oncoming filly.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • As he jumped to his feet he again turned to look for the oncoming plane.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal » by G. Harvey Ralphson
  • Nearer and nearer sounds the thunder of their oncoming hoofs.
  • Extract from : « Jolly Sally Pendleton » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • His "fits" before the oncoming of a new Sura have been mentioned.
  • Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks
  • I was jerked out of my thoughts by the sight of an oncoming red blob.
  • Extract from : « Wandl the Invader » by Raymond King Cummings

Synonyms for oncoming

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