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Definitions

frizz

[friz] / frɪz /
NOUN
curl
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coil
STRONG
crimp curlicue flourish kink quirk spiral swirl twist wave whorl
WEAK
crispation
Antonyms
WEAK
line
NOUN
kink
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crimp wrinkle
STRONG
coil corkscrew crinkle curl curve entanglement knot loop tangle
Antonyms
STRONG
line
WEAK
easiness normalcy simplicity
VERB
crimp
Synonyms
STRONG
coil crease crinkle crisp crumple flow pleat ruck screw scrunch set swirl undulate wave wrinkle
WEAK
crimple rimple
Antonyms
STRONG
straighten
VERB
curl
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buckle coil contort curve fold twirl twist writhe
STRONG
convolute corkscrew crimp crinkle crisp crook entwine indent kink lap meander ringlet ripple roll scallop snake spiral swirl turn twine undulate wave wind wreathe zigzag
WEAK
form into ringlets
Antonyms
STRONGEST
flatten smooth straighten untwist
VERB
pan-fry
Synonyms
STRONG
frizzle fry griddle pan sear
WEAK
sauté stir-fry

Example Sentences

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We found the two apes, with their telltale ginger frizz and bulbous bellies, grazing in the canopy.

From National Geographic • Jan. 23, 2024

I can’t get no torrefaction I can’t get no frizz redaction and I dry and I dry and I dry and I dry ….

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2022

“I don’t want to frizz it out,” Holcomb said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 5, 2021

It wants to frizz up even though my hair is straight.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2021

I was trying to get my hair to do this front frizz thing that I saw in a fashion magazine I pinched from Miss Anderson.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.