Synonyms of getting wind of

getting wind of

phrase

present participle of get wind of

as in realizing

to come to an awareness of

When I got wind of the open position, I did not waste one minute before applying.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realizing
• discovering
• getting on (to)
• hearing
• finding out
• seeing
• learning
• catching on (to)
• finding
• tumbling (to)
• hitting (on or upon)
• wising (up)
• ascertaining
• seeing
• figuring out
• doping (out)
• puzzling (out)
• detecting
• spotting
• encountering
• perceiving
• espying
• calculating
• noting
• discerning
• descrying
• divining
• observing
• minding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• overlooking
• ignoring
• disregarding
• forgetting
• covering
• screening
• hiding
• concealing
• masking
• blotting out
• veiling
• unlearning
• blanketing
• shrouding
• occulting
• cloaking
• curtaining
• enshrouding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of getting wind of

After getting wind of an unusual novel, from 1912, Ignacio tries to find it, while Ena makes the elusive tome the basis of her own docu-fictional novel. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026