frozen

adjective

fro·​zen ˈfrō-zᵊn 

1

a

: treated, affected, or crusted over by freezing

b

: subject to long and severe cold

the frozen north

2

a

: incapable of being changed, moved, or undone : fixed

specifically : debarred by official action from movement or from change in status

frozen wages

b

: not available for present use

frozen capital

c(1)

: drained or incapable of emotion

(2)

: expressing or characterized by cold unfriendliness

frozenly adverb

frozenness

ˈfrō-zᵊn-(n)əs 

noun

Synonyms of frozen

• stuck
• jammed
• tight

Examples of frozen in a Sentence

the car door was frozen ever since an accident had damaged the hinge

pay rates will remain frozen until the company does better financially

Recent Examples on the Web

On Mars, these ancient rhythms left behind the frozen scars now visible in regions like Coloe Fossae, which lies around 39 degrees north of the equator — well outside the polar regions where Martian ice is usually found. —Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025

The research on Yuka’s frozen muscle identified tissue-specific patterns of gene expression. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025

Shrivastava sees the pullback in spending as largely a response to the frozen labor market. —Amelia Lucas,melissa Repko,gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025

Indeed, the two most straightforward avenues of reducing our debt-to-GDP ratios —cutting spending and raising taxes—are politically frozen, Eichengreen said. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing frozen

• frozen stiff
• frozen yogurt
• pre-frozen

Rhymes for frozen

• cozen
• transposon
• unfrozen

Kids Definition

frozen

1 of 2

past participle of freeze entry 1

frozen

2 of 2 adjective

1

: treated, affected, or crusted over by freezing

2

a

: fixed sense 1

frozen wages

b

: not available for present use

frozen assets

frozenness noun

Medical Definition

frozen

past part of freeze

Legal Definition

frozen

past participle of freeze