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rainfall

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of rainfall

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 of rainfall

cloudburst, deluge, downfall, downpour, rain, rainstorm, storm, wet
Words Related to rainfall

precipitation, shower

thundershower, thunderstorm, weather
Near Antonyms of rainfall

drizzle, mist, mizzle, scud, spit, sprinkle

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