Synonyms of chills

chills

verb

present tense third-person singular of chill

1

as in freezes

to cause to lose heat

chill the gelatin for two hours, until it sets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freezes
• cools
• refrigerates
• frosts
• air-conditions
• ventilates
• ices
• quick-freezes
• supercools

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warms
• heats
• boils
• toasts
• bakes
• steams
• tempers
• broils
• heat-treats
• microwaves

2

as in relaxes

to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relaxes
• rests
• decompresses
• winds down
• loosens up
• chills out
• mellows (out)
• hangs loose
• unwinds
• de-stresses
• basks
• composes
• unbends
• comforts
• calms
• settles
• relieves
• alleviates
• cools
• eases
• hangs (around or out)
• bums
• kicks back
• reposes
• vegetates
• idles
• lazes
• goofs (off)
• dawdles
• lolls
• quiets
• hacks (around)
• lounges
• loafs
• drones
• zones out
• footles
• dallies
• vegges out
• dillydallies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tenses (up)

3

as in discourages

to lessen the courage or confidence of

investors chilled by the floundering economy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discourages
• frustrates
• scares
• disheartens
• daunts
• unnerves
• frightens
• intimidates
• dismays
• troubles
• horrifies
• dispirits
• worries
• bothers
• cows
• demoralizes
• throws cold water on
• unmans
• afflicts
• saddens
• weighs
• distresses
• bullies
• depresses
• deadens
• tries
• debilitates
• weakens
• browbeats
• undermines
• dampens
• irks
• damps
• enfeebles
• vexes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nerves
• encourages
• cheers
• animates
• heartens
• reinforces
• enlivens
• emboldens
• buoys (up)
• strengthens
• assures
• gladdens
• invigorates
• enforces
• steels
• stimulates
• provokes
• lifts
• fortifies
• stirs
• inspires
• reassures
• excites
• energizes
• quickens
• boosts
• rallies
• galvanizes

4

as in bums

to spend time doing nothing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bums
• relaxes
• kills time
• idles
• hangs (around or out)
• strolls
• lazes
• pokes
• goofs (off)
• lazies
• rests
• hangs about
• dawdles
• kicks back
• plays
• hacks (around)
• lingers
• lounges
• loafs
• footles
• dillydallies
• drones
• lolls
• twiddles one's thumbs
• messes
• vegges out
• mucks
• kicks around
• dallies
• lags
• estivates
• fools
• hibernates
• dozes
• potters (around)
• piddles
• fiddles (around)
• putters (around)
• monkeys
• saunters
• moseys
• trifles
• loiters
• ambles
• goldbricks
• malingers
• tarries
• swans
• furloughs
• truants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slaves
• sweats
• works
• labors
• toils
• grinds
• plugs
• hustles
• plows
• humps
• plods
• pegs
• grubs
• applies
• buckles (down)
• travails
• drudges
• exerts
• moils
• puts out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chills

Authorities say the case grew from overseas shipments flagged by customs, marking a third round of national security arrests that further chills Hong Kong’s already precarious independent book trade. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

This nifty side table chills beverages for hours while doubling as a convenient spot to set down drinks or snacks. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026

Uncertainty chills the market TOPSHOT - Smoke rises from the direction of an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 14, 2026. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026

The metro chills behind the front on Friday and only warms into the low 40s. — Chris Shaffer, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026

The lawsuit, whose defendants include the Department of Homeland Security, argues that federal officers' use of such munitions is a retaliation against protesters that chills their First Amendment rights. — Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026

The suit names the Department of Homeland Security and argues that officers’ use of chemical munitions amounts to retaliation that chills First Amendment rights. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026

The lawsuit, whose defendants include the Department of Homeland Security, argues that federal officers’ use of such munitions is a retaliation against protesters that chills their First Amendment rights. — ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026

After pasteurization, Munroe chills it to about 34 or 35 degrees before bottling. — Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026