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

The mostly male, mostly young consumers of this content came up in the pandemic days of meme stock windfalls, speculative crypto investments, and hypebeast product drops. — Adam Erace, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

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 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