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

Need another word that means the same as “windfall”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “windfall” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Windfall” are: bonanza, boom, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, jackpot, pennies from heaven

Windfall as a Noun

Definitions of "Windfall" as a noun

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

• A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money.
• Fruit that has fallen from the tree.
• A large amount of money that is won or received unexpectedly.
• An apple or other fruit blown down from a tree or bush by the wind.

Synonyms of "Windfall" as a noun (9 Words)

bonanza	A large amount of something desirable. The festive feature film bonanza.
boom	Any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring. The deep boom of the bass drum.
bunce	Money or profit gained by someone. They can turn their hand to many jobs as long as there s a bit of bunce in it.
godsend	A very helpful or valuable event, person, or article. These information packs are a godsend to schools.
gold rush	A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia.
gravy	A sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats.
jackpot	Any outstanding award.
manna from heaven	The abode of God and the angels.
pennies from heaven	A coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit.

Usage Examples of "Windfall" as a noun

• Members are to get an average £520 cash windfall for voting ‘yes’ to the merger.

Associations of "Windfall" (30 Words)

abound	Be in a state of movement or action. The room abounded with screaming children.
abrupt	Sudden and unexpected. You were rather abrupt with that young man.
accidental	(in Aristotelian thought) relating to or denoting properties which are not essential to a thing’s nature. An accidental shooting.
affluent	An affluent person a person who is financially well off. The affluent societies of the western world.
bloom	Coat (a lens) with a special surface layer so as to reduce reflection from its surface. An exotic bloom.
blossom	Mature or develop in a promising or healthy way. Their friendship blossomed into romance.
bonanza	A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money. A natural gas bonanza for Britain.
bonus	A sum of money added to a person’s wages as a reward for good performance. Big Christmas bonuses.
boom	A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money. Thunder boomed in the sky.
booming	Struck with great force. A booming laugh.
burgeon	A bud or young shoot. The burgeoning administration.
ding	Go ding dong like a bell. Cash registers were dinging softly.
fanfare	A short ceremonial tune or flourish played on brass instruments, typically to introduce something or someone important. Her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare.
flourish	Grow vigorously. Happy New Year he yelled flourishing a bottle of whisky.
flourishing	Developing rapidly and successfully; thriving. A flourishing career.
growth	(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level. Keeping a journal can be a vital step in our personal growth.
inflation	A general and progressive increase in prices. High inflation rates.
insure	Make certain of. Businesses can insure against exchange rate fluctuations.
interest	Excite the curiosity of engage the interest of. Primary colors can add interest to a room.
luxury	Luxurious or of the nature of a luxury. A luxury yacht.
palmy	Very lively and profitable. The palmy days of the 1970s.
prosper	Flourish physically; grow strong and healthy. His business prospered.
prosperous	Marked by peace and prosperity. A prosperous new business.
successful	Having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome. A successful business venture.
thrive	Make steady progress; be at the high point in one’s career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance. Education groups thrive on organization.
thriving	Prosperous and growing; flourishing. Did a thriving business in orchids.
unanticipated	Not expected or predicted. One of the unanticipated gains of the reforms has been the shift of emphasis to primary care.
unexpected	Not expected or regarded as likely to happen. His death was totally unexpected.
unforeseen	Not anticipated- H.W.Glidden. Unforeseen circumstances.
unheralded	Without warning or announcement- M.A.D.Howe. He was unwilling to make an unheralded entrance.