Synonyms of rainfalls

rainfalls

noun

plural of rainfall

as in rains

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

• rains
• storms
• rainstorms
• downpours
• precipitations
• cloudbursts
• thunderstorms
• wets
• deluges
• showers
• weathers
• downfalls
• thundershowers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mists
• drizzles
• sprinkles
• scuds
• spits
• mizzles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rainfalls

That increase has already led to more sunny day flooding, intensified rainfalls and hurricanes, reflected in higher and higher insurance premiums. — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Recent storms and heavy rainfalls caused the area to flood again, prompting the city to jump back into action. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026

Wild extremes of temperature, a heat dome, a potent bomb cyclone blizzard, epic rainfalls and violent tornadoes have wreaked weather havoc across the nation. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026

During years of drought, when the water level dropped, trees grew in the lake bed, but when water returned following heavy rainfalls, the trees lost all their leaves and were just bare trunks and branches. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025

The researchers analyzed tree-ring data from across Europe to see how temperatures fluctuated across the century leading up to the Black Death to better understand the massive rainfalls Bauch had seen referenced in records. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2025

Warmer air, for example, boosts evaporation, which leads to more moisture entrained in the atmosphere, intensifying rainfalls, while warmer oceans provide an energy source for more violent hurricanes. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025

Cameroon is subject to very heavy rainfalls. — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025