{ "fizzles":{ "a falling short of one's goals":{ "examples":[ "the home team's unexpected fizzle in that last game cost them the championship" ], "synonyms":[ "collapses", "crashes", "croppers", "defeats", "failures", "nonachievements", "nonsuccesses" ], "near synonyms":[ "futilities", "ineffectualities", "inefficacies", "deficiencies", "inadequacies", "insufficiencies", "disappointments", "letdowns", "setbacks" ], "near antonyms":[ "victories", "wins" ], "antonyms":[ "accomplishments", "achievements", "successes" ] }, "something that has failed":{ "examples":[ "the play was a fizzle , opening and closing the same night" ], "synonyms":[ "bombs", "bummers", "busts", "catastrophes", "clinkers", "clunkers", "debacles", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cles", "disasters", "duds", "failures", "fiascoes", "flops", "frosts", "lemons", "losers", "misses", "shipwrecks", "turkeys", "washouts" ], "near synonyms":[ "also-rans", "disappointments", "dogs", "has-beens", "near misses", "botches", "hashes", "messes", "muddles", "shambles", "nonevents", "nonstarters" ], "near antonyms":[ "corkers", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "dandies", "jim-dandies", "phenomena", "phenomenons" ], "antonyms":[ "blockbusters", "hits", "smashes", "successes", "winners" ] }, "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "oozing gobs of grease, a pair of fatty burgers fizzled on the grill" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzes", "hisses", "sizzles", "swishes", "whishes", "whizzes" ], "near synonyms":[ "swooshes", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes", "zips", "bubbles", "effervesces", "buzzes", "drones", "hums" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fizz":{ "a sound similar to the speech sound \\s\\ stretched out":{ "examples":[ "the light bulb burned out with a quick fizz" ], "synonyms":[ "hiss", "sizzle", "swish", "whish", "whiz", "whizz" ], "near synonyms":[ "swoosh", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh", "zip", "sibilance", "sibilant" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "soda pop fizzing in the glass" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzle", "hiss", "sizzle", "swish", "whish", "whiz", "whizz" ], "near synonyms":[ "swoosh", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh", "zip", "bubble", "effervesce", "buzz", "drone", "hum" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fizzle":{ "a falling short of one's goals":{ "examples":[ "the home team's unexpected fizzle in that last game cost them the championship" ], "synonyms":[ "collapse", "crash", "cropper", "defeat", "failure", "nonachievement", "nonsuccess" ], "near synonyms":[ "futility", "uselessness", "ineffectiveness", "ineffectuality", "ineffectualness", "inefficaciousness", "inefficacy", "deficiency", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "insufficiency", "disappointment", "letdown", "setback" ], "near antonyms":[ "victory", "win" ], "antonyms":[ "accomplishment", "achievement", "success" ] }, "something that has failed":{ "examples":[ "the play was a fizzle , opening and closing the same night" ], "synonyms":[ "bomb", "bummer", "bust", "catastrophe", "clinker", "clunker", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "disaster", "dud", "failure", "fiasco", "flop", "frost", "lemon", "loser", "miss", "shipwreck", "turkey", "washout" ], "near synonyms":[ "also-ran", "disappointment", "dog", "has-been", "near miss", "botch", "hash", "mess", "muddle", "shambles", "nonevent", "nonstarter" ], "near antonyms":[ "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "dandy", "jim-dandy", "phenomenon" ], "antonyms":[ "blockbuster", "hit", "smash", "success", "winner" ] }, "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "oozing gobs of grease, a pair of fatty burgers fizzled on the grill" ], "synonyms":[ "fizz", "hiss", "sizzle", "swish", "whish", "whiz", "whizz" ], "near synonyms":[ "swoosh", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh", "zip", "bubble", "effervesce", "buzz", "drone", "hum" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fizzed":{ "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "soda pop fizzing in the glass" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzled", "hissed", "sizzled", "swished", "whished", "whizzed" ], "near synonyms":[ "swooshed", "wheezed", "whistled", "whooshed", "zipped", "bubbled", "effervesced", "buzzed", "droned", "hummed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fizzes":{ "a sound similar to the speech sound \\s\\ stretched out":{ "examples":[ "the light bulb burned out with a quick fizz" ], "synonyms":[ "hisses", "sizzles", "swishes", "whishes", "whizzes" ], "near synonyms":[ "swooshes", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes", "zips", "sibilances", "sibilants" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "soda pop fizzing in the glass" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzles", "hisses", "sizzles", "swishes", "whishes", "whizzes" ], "near synonyms":[ "swooshes", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes", "zips", "bubbles", "effervesces", "buzzes", "drones", "hums" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }