Synonyms of windfalls

windfalls

noun

plural of windfall

as in benefits

something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing

hitting the lottery jackpot was an incredible windfall for the recently laid-off worker

Synonyms & Similar Words

• benefits
• blessings
• boons
• gifts
• bonuses
• felicities
• goods
• reliefs
• benedictions
• godsends
• consolations
• advantages
• mercies
• mannas
• graces
• assistances
• joys
• delights
• pleasures
• help
• favors
• aids
• anodynes
• supports
• comforts
• solaces
• extras
• mitzvoth
• lagniappes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• evils
• curses
• afflictions
• plagues
• scourges
• nuisances
• pests
• disadvantages
• irritants
• banes
• trials
• tribulations
• miseries
• jinxes
• hoodoos
• hexes
• crosses
• bothers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of windfalls

In the early stages, an aspiring short seller should seek knowledge acquisition more than financial windfalls. — David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

But on the other side of that coin, those windfalls will also set a higher bar for comparisons next year due to the inflated numbers this season. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026

Orange County commissioners accepted — with reservations and some argument — a citizen panel’s recommendations for how to spend future tourist-tax windfalls, advice that left out a convention center expansion and a billion-dollar baseball stadium. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

OpenAI and Anthropic employees could theoretically pool their IPO windfalls and buy nearly 29% of all homes in the San Francisco metro area, according to Redfin. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Carbonara’s novel campaign investment methods have given his campaign some windfalls. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

The combined windfalls triggered rare net profits in the 11 figures. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 31 July 2026

The trend this summer, though, points toward young players looking for those medium-length deals — setting them up for potentially massive windfalls in their primes. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Mentions of tariff windfalls on quarterly earnings calls have risen 130% in the last 90 days, with the second quarter’s earnings season still just beginning. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 14 July 2026