Synonyms of fizzle

fizzle 1 of 2

noun

1

as in defeat

a falling short of one's goals

the home team's unexpected fizzle in that last game cost them the championship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeat
• collapse
• failure
• crash
• setback
• cropper
• nonsuccess
• nonachievement
• disappointment
• futility
• uselessness
• deficiency
• ineffectiveness
• inefficacy
• ineffectuality
• letdown
• ineffectualness
• inadequacy
• inefficaciousness
• insufficiency
• inadequateness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• success
• achievement
• accomplishment
• victory
• win

2

as in disaster

something that has failed

the play was a fizzle, opening and closing the same night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disaster
• failure
• disappointment
• catastrophe
• bust
• bomb
• flop
• washout
• fiasco
• loser
• dud
• miss
• debacle
• frost
• lemon
• mess
• shipwreck
• débâcle
• clinker
• clunker
• has-been
• bummer
• turkey
• also-ran
• botch
• hash
• dog
• shambles
• muddle
• near miss
• nonstarter
• nonevent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• success
• hit
• blockbuster
• smash
• winner
• phenomenon
• corker
• crackerjack
• crackajack
• dandy
• jim-dandy

fizzle

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verb

as in to hiss

to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\

oozing gobs of grease, a pair of fatty burgers fizzled on the grill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hiss
• bubble
• sizzle
• whizz
• fizz
• swish
• whiz
• whistle
• effervesce
• wheeze
• whish
• whoosh
• buzz
• zip
• hum
• swoosh
• drone