fizzle
3
6.0
- noun
- /ˈfɪzəl/
- Informal
:
fiasco
- Despite all the hype, the concert ended up being a fizzle with only a handful of attendees.
- ends with a fizzle
- biggest fizzle
And I think it's one of those things where it's a Big Bang in the beginning and my prediction is going to end them more of a fizzle.
- And I think it's one of those things where it's a Big Bang in the beginning and my prediction is going to end them more of a fizzle.
Examples
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While traders normally love to greet such news with a relief rally, the sudden fizzle of yesterday's upward move signals, in my humble opinion, that the over-leveraged investing community has finally recognized what these mega-billion injections really are: new layers of debt.
Blog text (3) -
They were both disappointed, and the campaign had been a fizzle.
Fiction book (1992) -
His few attempts at dating were a fizzle.
Fiction book (1997) -
My first short story workshop came and went with a little fizzle.
Blog text (27) -
I thought it was going to be more of a fireworks show, but it was more like a fizzle.
Blog text (29) -
The international cases—all of that was a fizzle.
Blog text (6) -
Sarah Webb, writing for Discover Magazine, writes that, "Avian flu has so far proved more fizzle than firecracker."
Blog text (16) -
The new product launch was a complete fizzle, disappointing everyone involved.
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Her attempts to start a business became a fizzle, falling short of initial expectations.
Synonyms
102
4.5
A complete failure of an event or plan
44
4.3
A project or event that does not succeed
4
7.2
A person who fails to succeed after showing early promise
4
7.2
A person or thing that has a short time of success and then people forget them
1
8.2
Something that fails completely
1
8.6
Something that disappoints people after high expectations
A thing such as a film or product that fails badly with people
A sudden, complete failure after a period of success
Antonyms
How Disappointing
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6.2
75
8.5
- Informal
3
6.0
- Informal
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4.7
117
1.6
27
3.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fizzle comes from the word fizz, which names the soft 'hiss' or bubbling sound, with a little ending that makes it feel small or weak; imagine a bright start that fades into a quiet hiss, so a fizzle is a failure after a promising beginning.