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fizzles

noun , plural of fizzle

Synonyms and Antonyms of fizzles

1 a falling short of one's goals

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

Synonyms of fizzles

collapses, crashes, croppers, defeats, failures, nonachievements, nonsuccesses

Words Related to fizzles

ineffectualities, inefficacies

deficiencies, inadequacies, insufficiencies

disappointments, letdowns, setbacks

Near Antonyms of fizzles

victories, wins

Antonyms of fizzles

accomplishments, achievements, successes

2 something that has failed

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

Synonyms of fizzles

bombs, bummers, busts, catastrophes, clinkers, clunkers, debacles (also débâcles), disasters, duds, failures, fiascoes, flops, frosts, lemons, losers, misses, shipwrecks, turkeys, washouts

Words Related to fizzles

also-rans, disappointments, dogs, has-beens, near misses

botches, hashes, messes, muddles, shambles

Near Antonyms of fizzles

corkers, crackerjacks (also crackajacks), dandies, jim-dandies, phenomena (or phenomenons)

Antonyms of fizzles

blockbusters, hits, smashes, successes, winners

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