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Synonyms for windfall
ˈwɪndˌfɔl
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Princeton's WordNet
windfall(noun)
fruit that has fallen from the tree
Synonyms:
gold rush, godsend, boom, gravy, bonanza, bunce, manna from heavenboom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, bunce(noun)
a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
"the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"
Synonyms:
miraculous food, thunder, bonanza, roar, microphone boom, boom, gravy, pan gravy, gold rush, godsend, manna from heaven, manna, roaring, bunce
Dictionary of English Synonymes
windfall(n.)
Synonyms:
godsend, unexpected gift, good luck, run of luck, piece of good fortune, piece of good luck
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#7386 | boom | |
#8401 | thunder | |
#21239 | roar | |
#21254 | gravy | |
#21969 | roaring | |
#22944 | bonanza | |
#34543 | windfall | |
#41139 | manna | |
#56892 | godsend | |
#79608 | bunce | |
#110640 | blowdown | |
#284250 | windthrow |
How to use windfall in a sentence?
Those players who got the winnings got an extraordinary windfall to which they were not entitled, they just happened to be at the right place at the right time.
If Senator Graham or Donald Trump are serious about protecting the national security of the United States, they will not hand groups like ISIS a propaganda windfall by sending someone to Guantanamo.
Attorney General William Barr:
Were talking about people hoarding these goods and materials on an industrial scale for the purposes of manipulating the market and ultimately driving windfall profits.
With gasoline prices remaining low (providing a huge windfall to U.S. consumers), confidence sky-high and the buoyancy in labor market activity likely to bolster household income, we expect consumer spending activity to rebound strongly in the coming months.
Tax cuts, bonuses and good tax refunds have all been a windfall to consumers who have responded by increasing spending, this rising tide has floated most retail boats, Macy's among them.
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