AUTUMN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AUTUMN?

Need another word that means the same as “autumn”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “autumn” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Autumn” are: fall, decline, waning, downturn, ebb

Autumn as a Noun

Definitions of "Autumn" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “autumn” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The period from the autumn equinox to the winter solstice.
• The season after summer and before winter, in the northern hemisphere from September to November and in the southern hemisphere from March to May.
• The season when the leaves fall from the trees.

Synonyms of "Autumn" as a noun (5 Words)

decline	A condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state. He died at his brother s of a deep decline.
downturn	A worsening of business or economic activity. A downturn in the housing market.
ebb	The movement of the tide out to sea. The tide was on the ebb.
fall	A waterfall or cascade. There is a fall of woodcock in the round wood above the dell.
waning	A gradual decrease in magnitude or extent. The waxing and waning of the moon.

Usage Examples of "Autumn" as a noun

• The countryside is ablaze with colour in autumn.
• Autumn leaves.
• Europe can expect warmer summers and wetter autumns.
• He was in the autumn of his life.

Associations of "Autumn" (30 Words)

autumnal	Characteristic of late maturity verging on decline. A serene autumnal mood.
blizzard	A large or overwhelming number of things arriving suddenly. A blizzard of lawsuits.
bookmark	A strip of leather, card, or other material, used to mark one’s place in a book. Fans will want to bookmark this site.
boreal	Relating to or denoting the second climatic stage of the postglacial period in northern Europe between the Preboreal and Atlantic stages about 9 000 to 7 500 years ago marked by a warm dry climate. Northern boreal forest.
chill	Chilly. She always seems to be just chilling with friends.
chilly	Appreciably or disagreeably cold. A chilly February evening.
climate	A region with a particular climate. Our cold wet climate.
fall	The season when the leaves fall from the trees. The barometer is falling.
freezing	The freezing point of water 0 C. The temperature was well above freezing.
frigid	Very cold in temperature. My ex told everyone I was frigid.
frozen	Devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain. Frozen prices.
fruit	Cause to bear fruit. The trees fruited early this year.
harvest	Gather a crop as a harvest. Should one harvest organs from dead people for transplants.
iceberg	Lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head. Iceberg is still the most popular lettuce.
icicle	A hanging, tapering piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
mature	Fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used. She was now a mature woman.
midwinter	The winter solstice. In midwinter the track became a muddy morass.
opportune	(of a time) especially convenient or appropriate for a particular action or event. An opportune place to make camp.
ripe	Full of. Ripe peaches.
season	A period when a female mammal is ready to mate. The rainy season.
seasonable	Usual for or appropriate to a particular season of the year. The seasonable temperatures.
sherbet	Beer. I went down the local pub for a few sherbets.
snowfall	The quantity of snow falling within a given area in a given time. Heavy snowfalls made travel absolutely impossible.
snowflake	A white-flowered Eurasian plant related to and resembling the snowdrop, typically blooming in the summer or autumn. These little snowflakes will soon discover that life doesn t come with trigger warnings.
snowy	(of weather or a period of time) characterized by snowfall. A snowy January day.
spill	Liquid that is spilled. The former employee spilled all the details.
spring	Move rapidly or suddenly from a constrained position by or as if by the action of a spring. In spring the garden is a feast of blossom.
summer	Spend the summer in a particular place. A girl of sixteen or seventeen summers.
tropical	Very hot and humid. Tropical weather.
winter	The period from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox. We wintered on the Riviera.