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

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

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Autumn as a Noun
Definitions of "Autumn" as a noun
Synonyms of "Autumn" as a noun (5 Words)
Usage Examples of "Autumn" as a noun
Associations of "Autumn" (30 Words)

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.