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Synonyms for fallback
ˈfɔlˌbækfall·back
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fallbackadjective
Synonyms:
back-up, alternative, secondary, alternate, backupfallbacknoun
An act of falling back.
a fallback plan
Synonyms:
alternative, alternate, backup, secondary, back-up, retreat, recession, ebbingfallbacknoun
A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.
As a fallback, I suppose we can use typewriters if the word processing system fails.
Princeton's WordNet
disengagement, fallback, pulloutnoun
to break off a military action with an enemy
Synonyms:
detachment, disengagement, pullout
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List of paraphrases for "fallback":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1485 | alternative | |
#2766 | secondary | |
#2940 | relief | |
#3116 | backup | |
#5125 | alternate | |
#8206 | retreat | |
#19772 | recession | |
#22669 | detachment | |
#22849 | recourse | |
#38167 | fallback | |
#39855 | pullout | |
#42125 | disengagement | |
#44872 | backspace | |
#58348 | redeployment | |
#115462 | ebbing |
How to use fallback in a sentence?
These are alternatives, fallback positions.
If you have a fallback plan, you will fall back.
The question is how long will it continue to rise, with oil prices dropping to around $40, at some point we will see a fallback in rig counts.
Don’t be second place to anybody. Don’t be that fallback person who’s always there. Once there’s someone else in your place, leave. You are not an option.
I can see why this particular situation would really make people nervous, because the iPad or gaming system is such a good fallback for extended periods of time on a flight.
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