rainfall

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of RAINFALL

a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity <a torrential rainfall washed away most of the little sprouts in our vegetable garden>

Synonyms cloudburst, deluge, downfall, downpour, rainfall, rainstorm, storm, wet

Related Words precipitation, shower; thundershower, thunderstorm, weather

Near Antonyms drizzle, mist, mizzle, scud, spit, sprinkle

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