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frizz

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of frizz

a length of hair that forms a loop or series of loops
  • a photograph of a 1920s flapper with that trademark frizz on the forehead
Synonyms of frizz

curl, frizzle, ringlet
Words Related to frizz

kink

crimp, wave

perm, permanent, set

lock, tress

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