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fizzle out

VERB
blow over
Synonyms
WEAK
cease die down dissipate end finish pass peter out subside vanish
VERB
die
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deteriorate disappear end expire fail fall pass stop vanish
STRONG
abate bate crumble decay decline degenerate dilapidate diminish droop ebb fade halt lapse moderate molder rankle recede retrograde rot sink slacken subside wane weaken wilt
WEAK
break down ease off fade away fade out go bad go downhill let up lose power melt away peter out run down run low run out wear away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance appear arrive bear begin commence reach start win
STRONG
build continue develop enhance enlarge extend flourish forge forward grow improve increase prolong rise strengthen
WEAK
be born live
VERB
languish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deteriorate dwindle fail faint rot suffer weaken wither
STRONG
brood decline desire despond ebb fade fag flag grieve hanker hunger long pine repine sicken sigh snivel sorrow tucker waste wilt yearn
WEAK
be disregarded be neglected conk out die on vine fag out go soft go to pieces knock out waste away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
build develop grow
STRONG
be happy delight despise dislike hate improve increase rise strengthen
WEAK
flourish
VERB
misfire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
backfire fall flat fizzle flop
STRONG
abort blunder explode flounder miscarry miss slip
WEAK
break down come to nothing fall short fizz out go up in smoke go wrong peter out poop out
Antonyms
STRONG
correct do well succeed

Example Sentences

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They simply can't afford to let their domestic season fizzle out, not when there is a Tyne-Wear derby to come at St James' Park.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The final act avoids sports-movie clichés, which is another way of saying that things simply fizzle out unsatisfyingly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

Very few go on to successful big league careers, most just pop back and forth between the minors and majors, move from team to team, while many just fizzle out.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2025

But when those cases reach the Supreme Court, they sometimes fizzle out.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2024

They fly smoky circles around my head and then fizzle out.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston