All fizzle out synonyms
fizΒ·zle out
F f verb fizzle out
- fade β to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- moderate β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- halt β to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- sink β to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- abate β If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
- diminish β to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- slacken β If something slackens or if you slacken it, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- wilt β to exercise the will: To will is not enough, one must do.
- lapse β an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
- recede β to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.
- retrograde β moving backward; having a backward motion or direction; retiring or retreating.
- dilapidate β to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- go to pieces β a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- knock out β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- conk out β If something such as a machine or a vehicle conks out, it stops working or breaks down.
- waste away β become thin and weak
- come to nothing β plan, idea: fail
- go up in smoke β the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- go wrong β not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- poop out β to cause to become out of breath or fatigued; exhaust: Climbing that mountain pooped the whole group.
- cease β If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- dissipate β to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
- finish β to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- pass β to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- peter out β to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
- subside β to sink to a low or lower level.
- vanish β to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
- die down β If something dies down, it becomes very much quieter or less intense.
- let up β to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- run down β melted or liquefied: run butter.
- run out β an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- ease off β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- fade away β to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- fade out β to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- go bad β not good in any manner or degree.
- go downhill β travel down a slope