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

There is a chance DFW won't see storms until the evening, but the 56 consecutive days without rainfall record will be in jeopardy.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
These solutions are more important than ever as Pennsylvania continues to see record rainfall this season.

— Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of rainfall

Verb

Smith, too, struggled to escape the clutches of a Burnley defence that saw Hjalmar Ekdal replace the tiring Igor midway through the second half.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Thieves broke into a museum devoted to the work of Pierre-Auguste Renoir in the South of France early this morning, making off with four paintings by the French Impressionist before dropping two in the garden in their haste to escape.

— News Desk, Artforum, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of escape

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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

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During strong El Niños, global air and ocean temperatures spike, and precipitation patterns shift dramatically – flooding rains deluge places that are normally dry, and drought strikes some of the wettest locations on earth.

— Steven Paton, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Thursday's rainfall brought some cooler temperatures to Oklahoma City, but the weather wasn't the only thing to be affected by the unusual precipitation.

— Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of precipitation

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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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Everything can be tweaked, including the sweetness, temperature, milk type, drizzle and toppings.

— Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 8 Sep. 2026
On the Chaussée de Wavre, nicknamed Matongé after a Congolese fruit, an explosion of African energy erupts amid the Belgian drizzle.

— Benjamin Moser, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of drizzle

Verb

The pressure is becoming too much to bear, and one by one her circle of friends decamp to the only slightly safer environs of pre-war Paris.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
Many locals decamp to the mountains, while their friends and colleagues across the border in France use the month to take their annual holidays.

— Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026

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