Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fallout

2 senses of fallout

Sense 1
fallout, radioactive dust -- (the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion)
       => dust -- (fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust")

Sense 2
side effect, fallout -- (any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal")
       => consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot -- (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event")