Deepfreeze

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trademark

Deep·​freeze ˈdēp-ˌfrēz 

—used for a freezer for food storage

deep-freeze

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verb

ˈdēp-ˈfrēz 

deep-froze ˈdēp-ˈfrōz  ; deep-frozen ˈdēp-ˈfrō-zᵊn 

transitive verb

1

: quick-freeze

2

: to store in a frozen state

deep freeze

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noun

ˈdēp-ˌfrēz 

1

: cold storage sense 2

a bill … in deep freeze awaiting a new congress

—Newsweek

2

: intense cold

Synonyms

Noun

• abeyance
• cold storage
• doldrums
• dormancy
• holding pattern
• latency
• moratorium
• quiescence
• suspended animation
• suspense
• suspension

Examples of Deepfreeze in a Sentence

Noun

This part of the world experienced a deep freeze for several thousand years.

a period of deep freeze

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Only a few months ago venture capitalists were still calling 2024 a deep-freeze for fintech. —Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025

Another surge of cold arctic air is expected to sweep across Michigan this week, starting with light snow Wednesday morning with potential lake-effect storms and deep-freeze temperatures later in the week. —Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024

Noun

The only complicating factor turned out to be the weather, as Key West was on the southern edge of a deep freeze that had spread across most of the country. —Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025

In February 2021, Winter Storm Uri unleashed an unprecedented deep freeze across the southern United States, paralyzing Texas' power grid and leaving millions without electricity for days. —David A. Naylor, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for Deepfreeze

• agrees
• appease
• bailees
• bougies
• burmese
• chemise
• chickpeas
• chinese
• cowpeas
• curies
• decrees
• degrees