RAINFALL Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

rainfall

noun

ˈrān-ˌfȯl

as in rain

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

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Recent Examples of rainfall Up to three inches of rainfall has been forecast for Connecticut, with four inches predicted for Massachusetts and five inches in parts of New York. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 Kenya grappled with one of its worst floods in recent history, the latest in a string of weather catastrophes, following weeks of extreme rainfall that scientists linked to a changing climate. —

Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024 Beef cattle operations that depend on rainfall to produce feed for their herds are susceptible to drought. —

Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024 This is one of the reasons why extreme weather is getting more extreme—heavy rainfall can be even heavier, and droughts can last longer. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rainfall