Synonyms of rainfall

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rain
• storm
• rainstorm
• downpour
• precipitation
• wet
• deluge
• cloudburst
• weather
• thunderstorm
• shower
• downfall
• thundershower

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drizzle
• mist
• spit
• sprinkle
• scud
• mizzle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rainfall

This year, dead logs have been especially full of certain life forms because of the occurrence of rainfall in the summer and fall that kept the wood wet. — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

During the 2020–2021 surge, nine of 16 large rainfall events, or 56 percent, recorded speed anomalies. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

This winter, heavy rains brought by the El Niño super cycle caused flash floods in the Atacama Desert, with some areas receiving the heaviest rainfall since records began in the 1950s. — John Bartlett, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026

Corpus Christi, Laredo, San Antonio, Brownsville and Kerrville are among the South Texas cities under a flood watch through Monday morning, where widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches are likely. — ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026