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

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

The 25, also non-chill filtered, is bottled at 47 percent ABV (94 proof), and that higher proof goes a long way to unlocking the flavor here. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 June 2026

Noun

Infected people may have painfully swollen lymph nodes known as buboes, along with fever and chills, a severe headache, body aches and exhaustion. — News Editor, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

The sudden sense of isolation and the threat represented by the low-Hz will send a chill up your spine. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026

Verb

Yet each of the 553 rooms still give guests the chance to maximize their downtime, thanks to plush bedding, modern bathrooms, and the option to Netflix and chill directly from the hotel television. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Trudie’s offers snow crab, three marshmallow-white claws served chilled on ice, with a bit of dijonnaise for dipping. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing chill

• chill out