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Fallout as a Noun
Definitions of "Fallout" as a noun
Synonyms of "Fallout" as a noun (11 Words)
Usage Examples of "Fallout" as a noun

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.