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Synonyms for fall-out

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

take place pass off

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Happen

happen, occur, come about, come out, come, chance, take place, follow, pass off, pass, go on, hap dated

2. Dispute

dispute, tiff informal, quarrel, wrangle, disagree

Other

break with

Noun

side-effect, blow-back, drop-out, shitstorm vulgar

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To come out of something by falling.

    I opened the cupboard and a can fell out onto my foot.

  2. v. 2

    To cease to be on friendly terms.

    Dave and I fell out after a long argument.

  3. n. 1

    The event of small airborne particles falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion, etc.

Related words

Word family
fall-off
Other spellings
fall out fallout

Forms

Plural
fall-outs → side-effects, blow-backs, drop-outs, shitstorms…

By length

3 letters
hap1
4 letters
come1, pass1, tiff1
5 letters
occur2
6 letters
chance1, happen2, follow2
7 letters
dispute2, quarrel2, wrangle2
8 letters
disagree3
9 letters
shitstorm2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (occur2 = 2 syllables).