DRIZZLE Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈdri-zəl

Definition of drizzle

as in rainfall

a light or fine rain the intermittent drizzle was just heavy enough to spoil all of our outdoor activities

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Recent Examples of drizzle

Noun

Maple apple crunch at Little Rey Vanilla soft serve is topped with a warm compote of roasted apples and a graham cracker crumble with a drizzle of maple cinnamon. — Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026 South Florida enters its spin dry cycle Friday and the weekend after record rainfall fell on Key West Thursday and Miami-Dade and Broward endured a day’s worth of steady rain and drizzle. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

Arrange the sliced bread on a baking sheet and drizzle with the remaining olive oil. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Like all of the burrito-centric businesses popping up around Los Angeles, Pulido offers an impressive array of salsa and condiments to drizzle or dunk in. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drizzle

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzle

Noun

Afternoon highs on Friday are expected to be a much cooler 57 degrees as a 40% chance of rainfall lingers in the area.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026
Both drought and heavy rainfall in coffee-producing countries such as Brazil, Vietnam and Costa Rica have ground down coffee bean yields.

— Joe Hernandez, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of rainfall

Verb

With the Bajaria ouster done and dusted, the industry’s eyes are now trained on film chief Dan Lin, who held an urgent meeting with the film team at the company on Thursday night to go over the shake up.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
The Golden Globes will also be done and dusted with its 2027 ceremony set for January 10.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of dust

Noun

Snacky Autumn Harvest Sweet & Salty Snack Mix This snack mix has some highlights—mini Reese’s dupes and sprinkle-coated pretzels—and some lowlights.

— Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
There is a brief 10% to 15% chance of a sprinkle Tuesday afternoon and again Tuesday night, but most areas will remain dry.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sprinkle

Verb

Yet after spraying the stuff up his nose for just three days, KFF notes the peptide user fell seriously ill.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
Eyeline wants artists to adjust water’s velocity, viscosity and turbulence with keyframes, and add foam or spray without altering the underlying simulation.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of spray

Noun

Less snow, more extreme rain As the climate warms, more precipitation will fall as rain instead of snow, and the reduction in snowpack in the northern Sierra could be drastic.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
The chance of precipitation picks up Wednesday evening into Thursday morning, with Anaheim, Irvine and San Clemente at 95%, Ontario at 92%, Riverside and Lake Elsinore at 91% and San Bernardino at 88%.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of precipitation

Verb

The attendees also peppered Talarico with questions about voter ID and the national debt.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Surprising, quirky additions are peppered throughout, such as a small trompe l’oeil ceiling fresco of a conservatory roof, complete with climbing roses and birds.

— Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of pepper

Verb

Massive novel diversity Resting up to 6,000 meters (19,700 feet) deep in the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Hawaii, the Clarion-Clipperton Zone is strewn with millions of potato-sized metallic rocks.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Yellow caution tape fluttered in the wind as water poured into a room strewn with wooden debris, an upturned refrigerator and a television.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026