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The synonyms of “Fallout” are: side effect, counteraction, counterblast, comeback, recoil, repercussions, by-product, backwash, trail, wake, corollary
Fallout as a Noun
Definitions of "Fallout" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fallout” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- Airborne substances resulting from an industrial process or accident.
- Any adverse and unwanted secondary effect.
- The radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion.
- The adverse results of a situation or action.
- Radioactive particles that are carried into the atmosphere after a nuclear explosion and gradually fall back as dust or in precipitation.
Synonyms of "Fallout" as a noun (11 Words)
| backwash | A backward current created by an object moving through water or air. The backwash of the Cuban missile crisis. |
| by-product | A secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence. |
| comeback | A return to fashion of an item, activity, or style. Trouser suits are making acomeback. |
| corollary | An inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition. The huge increases in unemployment were the corollary of expenditure cuts. |
| counteraction | Action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action. |
| counterblast | A vigorous and unrestrained response. A counterblast to the growing propaganda of the Left. |
| recoil | The action of recoiling. His body jerked with the recoil of the rifle. |
| repercussions | A movement back from an impact. His declaration had unforeseen repercussions. |
| side effect | An opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute. |
| trail | A trailer for a film or broadcast. Police followed his trail to Dorset. |
| wake | (especially in Ireland) a party held after a funeral. His workers absented themselves for the local wakes. |
Usage Examples of "Fallout" as a noun
- He's prepared to take calculated risks regardless of political fallout.
- A fallout shelter.
- A strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal.
- Acid fallout from power stations.
