DRIZZLE Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈdri-zəl

Definition of drizzle

as in rainfall

a light or fine rain the intermittent drizzle was just heavy enough to spoil all of our outdoor activities

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Recent Examples of drizzle

Noun

Maple apple crunch at Little Rey Vanilla soft serve is topped with a warm compote of roasted apples and a graham cracker crumble with a drizzle of maple cinnamon. — Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026 South Florida enters its spin dry cycle Friday and the weekend after record rainfall fell on Key West Thursday and Miami-Dade and Broward endured a day’s worth of steady rain and drizzle. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

To create a paste, drizzle in a bit of water or some lemon juice. — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 27 Sep. 2026 Transfer to a shallow dish, then add Parmesan and 1/2 teaspoon salt; drizzle with oil and stir to combine. — Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drizzle

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzle

Noun

The additional rainfall is not associated with Rachel, but a different weather system moving across the West, Orrison said.

— JAIMIE DING, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
That could possibly make 2026 to 2027 one of the warmest on record, although parts of the West and South, especially the Gulf Coast, could face a particularly stormy winter with a greater likelihood of rainfall and flood risks.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of rainfall

Verb

With the Bajaria ouster done and dusted, the industry’s eyes are now trained on film chief Dan Lin, who held an urgent meeting with the film team at the company on Thursday night to go over the shake up.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
The Golden Globes will also be done and dusted with its 2027 ceremony set for January 10.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of dust

Noun

While automation handles the frying and cutting of the dough, employees take care of the creative process, like drizzles and sprinkles for certain specialty dough treats.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Both of us gravitated toward the dot cake, vanilla cake and buttercream, entirely obscured by a psychedelic layer of rainbow sprinkles, an online phenomenon neither of us had tried.

— Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of sprinkle

Verb

Yet after spraying the stuff up his nose for just three days, KFF notes the peptide user fell seriously ill.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
Eyeline wants artists to adjust water’s velocity, viscosity and turbulence with keyframes, and add foam or spray without altering the underlying simulation.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of spray

Noun

That inch of rain in San Diego is double the typical October precipitation there.

— Nicholas Grondin, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
According to the agency’s website, past moderate cycles were associated with extreme precipitation in Maryland, including the Mid-Atlantic’s record-breaking snowfall in 2009 and 2010.

— Luke Parker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of precipitation

Verb

The attendees also peppered Talarico with questions about voter ID and the national debt.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Surprising, quirky additions are peppered throughout, such as a small trompe l’oeil ceiling fresco of a conservatory roof, complete with climbing roses and birds.

— Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of pepper

Verb

Massive novel diversity Resting up to 6,000 meters (19,700 feet) deep in the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Hawaii, the Clarion-Clipperton Zone is strewn with millions of potato-sized metallic rocks.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Yellow caution tape fluttered in the wind as water poured into a room strewn with wooden debris, an upturned refrigerator and a television.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026