INCOMING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

incoming

noun

Definition of incoming

as in arrival

the act of coming upon a scene the endless succession of incomings had us wondering how we would ever find room for everyone

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Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in revenue

usually incomings plural an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property the company's incomings from its brick-and-mortar stores, online sales, and Web site advertising

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Recent Examples of incoming Boston is in for more cool temperatures and periods of drizzly weather incoming in the upcoming week, according to National Weather Service forecasts. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026 High heat incoming Peak daily temperatures in the afternoon will continue to rise over the next few days. — Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2026 With roster movement already underway and a top-25 recruiting class incoming, the season that just concluded serves as a foundation rather than a finished product. — Aaron Segal, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026 Another pit stop under caution incoming. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incoming

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Noun

Organizations have responded to AI's arrival primarily with technical training—AI fluency certifications, prompt engineering courses, platform adoption programs.

— Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The airport says arrivals to Denver are also delayed an average of 15 minutes and increasing due to the weather.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of arrival

Noun

Aircraft owners use charter revenues to offset some of their operating costs, though the extra flights bring additional expenses for maintenance, pilots, and wear-and-tear.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Advertising revenue at $423 million was down just under 1 percent from the year-earlier period when ad revenue dropped 13 percent and content licensing revenue was unchanged at $43 million.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of revenue

Noun

The Safety Net examines what the advent of the internet means on the timescale of civilizations.

— Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
While miniature portraits had grown in popularity before the advent of photography, Shushan estimates that only a dozen or so renowned artists were making eye portraits, including the painters George Engleheart and Richard Cosway.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of advent

Noun

Growing worries over whether Big Tech’s massive investments in artificial-intelligence technology will translate into profits and whether chipmaker stocks have soared too high in the euphoria around AI have also buffeted share prices.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Traders profit when prices jump up and down, and with his taste for cliffhangers, threats and policy reversals, Trump provides plenty of potentially market-moving content.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of profit

Noun

Canales had prepped the crowd beforehand that this was going to happen, so Asher’s appearance drew the biggest cheer of the evening.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Pirates opener Yohan Ramírez pitched two scoreless innings allowing one hit with a walk and four strikeouts in his first career start after 208 relief appearances, the most by a Pirates pitcher before making a start.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of appearance

Noun

The theater hosts approximately 20,000 students on a yearly basis, most of whom come from Title I school districts, which serve students from low-income families.

— Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
The city of Atlanta broke ground this week on a $65 million, 130-unit affordable housing development in Lindbergh — one of metro Atlanta’s highest-income neighborhoods.

— Elijah Megginson, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of income

Noun

When Green Bay cut him nearly a decade ago, nobody saw this coming.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Meanwhile, other storylines were timely and tugged at heartstrings, such as when her character officiated the first gay male wedding on daytime TV in a 2014 episode following Marlena’s emotional coming-out scenes with her grandson.

— Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Definition of coming

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