Synonyms for fallout
fall·out

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.7 / 3 votes

1. falloutnoun

   A negative side effect; an undesirable or unexpected consequence.

   Psychological fallout in the shadow of terrorism, title of an article by Dr. Abraham Twerski, M.D. in .

   Synonyms:
   repercussion

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fallout, radioactive dustnoun

   the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion

   Synonyms:
   side effect, radioactive dust

2. side effect, falloutnoun

   any adverse and unwanted secondary effect

   "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal"

   Synonyms:
   radioactive dust, side effect

Matched Categories

1. • Consequence
   • Dust

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1. List of paraphrases for "fallout":

   fall-out, spin-offs, impact, rainfall, spillovers

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1. Evan Ellis:

   Maduro himself has little power; his survival reflects that those in his military and government with the power to act, are sufficiently implicated in years of the corruption of the Chavista system, for the moment, they fear the fallout from seeking to replace him by a democratic government – or a more competent authoritarian one – more than they fear the consequences of his bad policies.

2. Mark Zandi:

   I think they've got a fighting chance to land the economic plane on the tarmac without crashing it, we need a little bit of luck on the pandemic and on the fallout of the Russian invasion.

3. Jen Schwartz:

   The fallout from that, I think, is tremendous. you don't speak out and you suffer in silence.

4. Tim Durrant:

   Governments need to be able to discuss stuff in private so that all options can be considered without political fallout, dismissing ideas that are on the surface a little out there could lead to poorer policy decisions ultimately being made. If ministers can not be certain their conversations remain private, that could be very damaging for government overall.

5. Derek Tan:

   Singapore may benefit twice as much from the Hong Kong fallout as both these destinations share similar traits.