MIZZLE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of mizzle

as in rainfall

a light or fine rain as I wandered around the city, the late afternoon mizzle seemed the perfect accompaniment to my melancholy mood

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mizzle

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verb

as in to escape

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Noun

Florida officials were forced to find alternative polling stations after heavy rainfall triggered dangerous flash flooding along the midsection of Florida.

— TIME Staff, Time, 3 Nov. 2026
Record rainfall was also reported in usually dry Arizona, causing deadly flooding and power outages.

— Adela Suliman, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of rainfall

Verb

Anchovy Jack escaped from a San Francisco home just days after being adopted from an East Bay shelter, animal control officers said.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
The winking pup had escaped from his new home in San Francisco days after undergoing surgery — being neutered and having his right eye removed — and his adoption from an East Bay organization.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of escape

Noun

Cool mist models are generally preferred, especially for kids.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
In Indiana, Meta relies on dry cooling and keeps power consumption down in hotter months by spraying a mist to cool the air instead of relying solely on refrigeration units.

— Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of mist

Verb

No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan.

— Andrew Lawrence, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime.

— Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2023

Definition of lam

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Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty.

— Vulture, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2023
Idrissa Gueye has scarpered, but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front.

— SI.com, SI.com, 5 Aug. 2019

Definition of scarper

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Advertisement Article continues below this ad There’s a 20% to 30% chance of rain, with some locations picking up more than just a few sprinkles or drizzle.

— Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 31 Oct. 2026
Showers or drizzle are still possible Saturday, which is Halloween.

— Chris Shaffer, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of drizzle

Verb

But the filmmaker has said he was once offered the opportunity to decamp and direct a rival James Bond film.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
Bread & Butter’s title track is the only time when things decamp to the treacly, mostly because of how Cartunez’s syrupy beat drowns out Droog’s hazy memories of 9/11 and descriptions of a side chick who looks like Ronnie from The Player’s Club.

— Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of decamp

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