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Fallback

/ˈfɔːl.bæk/

An act of falling back.

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📖 Definitions of "Fallback"

noun

1
An act of falling back.
2
A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.
"As a fallback, I suppose we can use typewriters if the word processing system fails."
3
A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating in a relatively closed container.
4
Pulverised material that falls back to earth after a nuclear explosion; fallout.

adjective

1
That can be resorted to as a fallback.
"a fallback plan"

🔄 Synonyms of "Fallback"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
disengagementnoun	Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.
pulloutnoun	A withdrawal, especially of armed forces.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fallback"

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Word	Definition
pulloutnoun	A withdrawal, especially of armed forces.
disengagementnoun	Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.
fall-backnoun	Alternative form of fallback. [An act of falling back.]
retractnoun	(transitive) To pull (something) back or back inside.
retreatnoun	The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
backslidingnoun	An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
retrogressionnoun	A deterioration or decline to a previous state.
withdrawalnoun	A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.
regressnoun	The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
reversalnoun	A change in fortune; a change from being successful to having problems.
throwbacknoun	(slang, often attributive) A person or thing that evokes memories.
regressionnoun	(statistics) An analytic method to measure the association of one or more independent variables with a dependent variable.
backwardnoun	The state behind or past.
rollbacknoun	A return to a prior state by undoing some operation, especially of policy or price changes.
reversenoun	The opposite of something.
retrenchmentnoun	A curtailment or reduction.
reservenoun	The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.
rescuenoun	An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
standbynoun	A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen event or situation).
setbacknoun	An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome).