Synonyms of chill

chill 1 of 3

adjective

1

as in icy

lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling

were met with a chill gaze when they arrived home late from the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• icy
• chilly
• cold
• frigid
• cool
• brittle
• arctic
• frozen
• reserved
• wintry
• frosty
• clammy
• glacial
• unfriendly
• detached
• coldish
• gelid
• antiseptic
• unsympathetic
• uncordial
• cold-blooded
• hard-eyed
• cold-eyed
• pitiless
• uncaring
• heartless
• unemotional
• soulless
• unfeeling
• aloof
• unresponsive
• indifferent
• undemonstrative
• bloodless
• coldhearted
• impersonal
• uninterested
• apathetic
• dispassionate
• standoffish
• antisocial
• unenthusiastic
• offish
• unsocial
• kindless
• hard-hearted
• unsociable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warm
• happy
• sympathetic
• friendly
• cordial
• hearty
• genial
• kind
• emotional
• compassionate
• warm-blooded
• expressive
• warmhearted
• eager
• enthusiastic
• demonstrative
• passionate
• kindhearted

2

as in chilling

uncomfortably cool

this chill weather is making my teeth chatter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chilling
• chilly
• bitter
• bleak
• cold
• frigid
• brisk
• freezing
• icy
• nippy
• raw
• sharp
• crisp
• arctic
• nipping
• bracing
• frosty
• wintry
• ice-cold
• glacial
• numbing
• polar
• rigorous
• invigorating
• coolish
• shivery
• frozen
• subzero
• iced
• refrigerated
• snappy
• frosted
• unheated
• subfreezing
• frore

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warm
• balmy
• lukewarm
• tepid
• heated
• warmed

3

as in cold

having a low or subnormal temperature

no one should be coatless on a chill night as this

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cold
• freezing
• chilly
• icy
• frigid
• cool
• chilled
• arctic
• frosty
• ice-cold
• wintry
• shivery
• numbing
• bitter
• glacial
• cooled
• polar
• brisk
• gelid
• coolish
• nippy
• coldish
• bone-chilling
• algid
• snappy
• crisp
• nipping
• subzero
• cryogenic
• penetrating
• bracing
• frozen
• ultracold
• piercing
• iced
• cutting
• subfreezing
• refrigerated
• keen
• sharp
• rigorous
• frosted
• unheated
• invigorating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hot
• warming
• boiling
• burning
• seething
• sweltering
• fiery
• molten
• igneous
• searing
• ardent
• broiling
• sultry
• fervent
• warm
• sizzling
• torrid
• fervid
• lukewarm
• blazing
• white-hot
• tepid
• red-hot
• glowing
• piping hot
• roasting
• heated
• warmed
• scorching
• scalding
• overheated
• reheated
• ultrahot
• snug
• feverish
• tropical
• inflamed
• steamy
• toasty
• flushed
• muggy
• equatorial
• summery
• canicular

4

as in dark

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer

the house's design may be cutting-edge, but it has a chill sterility about it that is anything but homey

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dark
• lonely
• bleak
• somber
• depressive
• depressing
• cold
• darkening
• desolate
• solemn
• lonesome
• murky
• gray
• morbid
• blue
• black
• miserable
• depressed
• sad
• gloomy
• sullen
• cheerless
• funereal
• cloudy
• morose
• wretched
• dreary
• oppressive
• sepulchral
• glum
• melancholy
• disconsolate
• saturnine
• elegiac
• lugubrious
• dismal
• forlorn
• comfortless
• dire
• drear
• plutonian
• desperate
• dreich
• sunless
• Cimmerian
• godforsaken
• tenebrous
• unhappy
• down
• melancholic
• tenebrific
• dull
• negative
• dim
• low
• mournful
• dejected
• discouraging
• hopeless
• inconsolable
• mirthless
• menacing
• grim
• woebegone
• distressing
• droopy
• despondent
• upsetting
• dispiriting
• disheartening
• woeful
• distressful
• dismaying
• pessimistic
• hangdog
• discomfiting
• sorrowful
• plaintive
• threatening
• drab
• lamentable
• colorless
• dour
• lowering
• lowery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• friendly
• bright
• cheerful
• festive
• comforting
• gay
• cordial
• cheery
• sunshiny
• merry
• jolly
• gay
• joyous
• buoyant
• joyful
• blithe
• mirthful
• encouraging
• optimistic
• cheering
• hopeful
• heartwarming
• blithesome
• jocund
• lighthearted
• lightsome

chill

2 of 3

noun

ˈchil 

as in chilliness

an uncomfortable degree of coolness

there's a chill in the air, so you'd better wear a sweater

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chilliness
• bitterness
• cold
• coldness
• bite
• bleakness
• nip
• crispness
• freeze
• rawness
• sharpness
• nippiness
• briskness
• iciness
• frigidity
• frigidness
• frostiness
• wintriness
• gelidity
• snap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warmth
• warmness
• heat
• balminess
• hotness
• sultriness

chill

3 of 3

verb

1

as in to freeze

to cause to lose heat

chill the gelatin for two hours, until it sets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freeze
• cool
• refrigerate
• frost
• ice
• ventilate
• quick-freeze
• air-condition
• supercool

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heat
• warm
• steam
• toast
• bake
• boil
• temper
• microwave
• broil
• heat-treat

2

as in to relax

to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety

you want to hang out with us and just chill this weekend?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relax
• rest
• unwind
• decompress
• wind down
• chill out
• loosen up
• hang loose
• mellow (out)
• de-stress
• bask
• compose
• settle
• calm
• lounge
• cool
• unbend
• comfort
• repose
• laze
• bum
• alleviate
• relieve
• idle
• vegetate
• loll
• hang (around or out)
• kick back
• quiet
• ease
• hack (around)
• dawdle
• goof (off)
• drone
• loaf
• veg out
• zone out
• footle
• dillydally
• dally

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tense (up)

3

as in to discourage

to lessen the courage or confidence of

investors chilled by the floundering economy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discourage
• frustrate
• intimidate
• scare
• daunt
• frighten
• unnerve
• worry
• dishearten
• bother
• throw cold water on
• demoralize
• dispirit
• trouble
• dismay
• try
• cow
• unman
• weigh
• afflict
• distress
• horrify
• browbeat
• bully
• damp
• depress
• weaken
• deaden
• dampen
• undermine
• sadden
• debilitate
• irk
• vex
• enfeeble

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nerve
• steel
• encourage
• cheer
• enforce
• strengthen
• reinforce
• enliven
• hearten
• embolden
• assure
• animate
• fortify
• stir
• reassure
• stimulate
• gladden
• invigorate
• lift
• buoy (up)
• provoke
• inspire
• energize
• excite
• boost
• quicken
• rally
• galvanize

4

as in to lazy

to spend time doing nothing

instead of going out tonight, let's stay in and chill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lazy
• relax
• lounge
• rest
• laze
• bum
• idle
• stroll
• kill time
• play
• hack (around)
• hang (around or out)
• goof (off)
• dawdle
• veg out
• kick back
• loll
• loaf
• drone
• poke
• hang about
• dillydally
• footle
• linger
• muck
• mess
• twiddle one's thumbs
• kick around
• hibernate
• dally
• fool
• trifle
• doze
• loiter
• estivate
• monkey
• piddle
• fiddle (around)
• potter (around)
• saunter
• putter (around)
• amble
• lag
• mosey
• swan
• tarry
• malinger
• goldbrick
• truant
• furlough

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work
• sweat
• slave
• grind
• hustle
• labor
• plow
• toil
• plug
• plod
• apply
• buckle (down)
• hump
• grub
• peg
• exert
• put out
• drudge
• travail
• moil

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chill

Adjective

Older age statements, barrel-strength bottlings, non-chill filtration, single barrels, micro-batches and distinctive packaging led to sustained success in export markets like Japan and Europe. — Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Make sure to choose an apple variety suited to your climate, as apples also need a certain number of chill hours to make fruit. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2026

Noun

Straub writes with a showman’s sense of timing, and the result is a sprawling, wintry ghost story that earns every one of its chills. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026

The fleeting time in Georgia between the sweltering summer heat and damp winter chill has finally arrived, featuring cool mornings, warm evenings and trees dappled with orange leaves. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Verb

The rapper seemingly pulled on themes from American Horror Story and the surrealism of Tim Burton’s filmmaking to bring her bone-chilling vision to life. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026

High mortgage rates have chilled the housing industry, which in turn pressures demand for the paints and coatings Sherwin-Williams sells. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing chill

• chill out