Thesaurus results for FRIZZ

frizz

noun

as in curl

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

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Recent Examples of frizz Layers add volume and reduce frizz, which is perfect for humid summers. —

Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026 Protective styles like low buns or braids can also reduce frizz throughout the day. —

Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 The luxuriously plush microfiber hair towel wrap, with more than 25,000 positive reviews, is specially designed to gently and quickly dry hair, helping to prevent frizz and damage. —

Tory Johnson, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026 Keratin is a protein that can not only repair hair structure but also moisturize and smooth the cuticle, reducing frizz. —

Eden Stuart, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frizz

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curl

Noun

The five-alarm fire currently stoked by Garrett Graham suggests that what women are really yearning for isn’t a brooding hockey stud with saturnine curls and complicated rage issues but a man who, at his core, seems to like and care about women.

— Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Boutte’s only targets came courtesy of DeVito, who overshot him in the end zone and ripped a short curl-route completion to him in front of undrafted rookie corner Channing Canada.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026