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