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Synonyms for fizz

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

pop soda tonic seltzer effervescence champagne bubbly liveliness

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Seltzer — A carbonated beverage, especially champagne

seltzer, soda, pop, tonic

2. Effervescence — an emission of a rapid stream of bubbles

effervescence, head, sputter

Other

champagne, bubbly, liveliness, shampoo, poo, champers informal

Verb

1. Froth — to emit bubbles

froth, foam, bubble, sparkle, effervesce

2. Sizzle — to make a rapid hissing or bubbling sound

sizzle, fizzle, hiss

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An emission of a rapid stream of bubbles.

    I poured a cola and waited for the fizz to settle down before topping off the glass.

  2. n. 2

    A carbonated beverage, especially champagne.

    Nathan ordered an orange fizz from the soda jerk at the counter.

  3. v. 1

    To emit bubbles.

  4. v. 2

    To make a rapid hissing or bubbling sound.

    the fizzing fuse of a bomb

Related words

Word family
fizzy fizz-buzz
Phrases
buck's fizz

Forms

Plural
fizzes → seltzers, sodas, pops, tonics…
Past participle
fizzed
e.g. fizzed → frothed, foamed, bubbled, sparkled…

Example sentences

  • pop It is certain that Lucy will marry the pop singer.
  • soda "I said no soda pop." "It's not soda. It's juice."
  • tonic Would you drink a gin and tonic if I made you one?
  • seltzer My favorite beverage is without a doubt seltzer.
  • champagne As long as the champagne is flowing, Tom is happy.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
fizzrising
poprising
sodasteady
tonicsteady
seltzerrising
effervescencefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
pop1, poo1
4 letters
head1, soda2, foam1, hiss1
5 letters
tonic2, froth1
6 letters
bubble2, bubbly2, sizzle2, fizzle2
7 letters
shampoo2, sparkle2, seltzer2, sputter2
8 letters
champers
9 letters
champagne2
10 letters
liveliness3, effervesce
13 letters
effervescence

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (soda2 = 2 syllables).