cold feet

noun

Definition of cold feetnext
as in uncertainty

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Recent Examples of cold feet And Jennifer Pedranti still isn’t married to fiancé Ryan Boyajian, whether over cold feet or misguided hope that Bravo will give them a wedding special. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026 Desgorges is worried the images of violence spreading on social media and news channels could temporarily give American producers cold feet about working in France for the time being. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 People with chronically cold feet are the most likely beneficiaries, Mathur noted, because the mechanism depends on warming feet that are too cool to release heat efficiently. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026 But frescos don’t put shoes on a poor child’s cold feet and sketches of flying machines didn’t put Orville Wright in the sky. — Christopher Koopman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 The paper added police were investigating whether the suspect got cold feet or whether making such a call was part of the plan. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 A couple days ago a THR report claimed that Universal was getting cold feet over releasing Alex Gibney’s Musk documentary in international territories. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026 As for whether Smirnoff-Skyy's flair might give some buyers cold feet, listing agent Adelaida Mejia of Vanguard Properties isn't losing any sleep over it. — Itay Hod, CBS News, 9 June 2026 Advertisers began to get cold feet about the vigilante-like tactics used to investigate alleged predators. — Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold feet
  1. uncertainty
  2. doubt
  3. suspense
  4. dread
  5. angst
  6. torment
  7. foreboding
  8. upset
Noun
  • The song’s origins offer a glimpse into the uncertainty surrounding Nicks and Buckingham before their personal lives became intertwined with Fleetwood Mac’s rise to superstardom.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The era of agentic AI has arrived, but there is uncertainty about what the landscape will look like when virtual storefronts become flooded with AI agents or when a business tries to block them.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of uncertainty
Noun
  • There will without a doubt be moments and instances when an injury will create challenges, like Sunday’s absence of Kaydn Proctor, who is sidelined with a concussion this week, and replaced by Jarrett Kingston.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The eighteen-meter-tall brick curve that encases the altar has a tremendous body, nearly ominous in its presence, that imparts an intuitive understanding—even amid the doubt—that what provides shelter necessarily does so through strength.
    — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of doubt
Noun
  • For you, what makes a hotel such a great keeper of that suspense?
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Its suspense extends beyond who will be caught to whether the institutions charged with protecting people can be trusted to deliver justice.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of suspense
Noun
  • If that fills you with dread, don't worry — Kacy Paide has advice.
    — Andee Tagle, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Congress has recently presented legislation to resolve the chaos, although the involvement of politicians produces more dread than hope.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of dread
Noun
  • The result is a hilarious, all-too-real depiction of the existential angst that has come to plague Gen Z-ers across the globe.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Instead of offering an escape, literature had become a source of angst.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of angst
Noun
  • The excellent Benton plays Paulina — the Regina George-esque queen bee at a girls’ high school in 1986 Ghana — with snide stares, biting put-downs and internalized torment.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Garland wasted no time giving Clippers fans something to smile about after an offseason of torment and transformation.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of torment
Noun
  • There were minor changes — more large spiders and other creepy critters were added to one foreboding tunnel — but also some substantial ones designed to increase the attraction’s capacity and reliability.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But this morning an air of foreboding awakened me, and my little fishing barometer was already descending past the 29 mark.
    — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of foreboding
Noun
  • While Democrats notched historic upsets nationwide — including in places like Kansas, which broke a 90-year streak — Texas carries outsized national weight given the recent corporate stampede to the state.
    — Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa has pulled off an upset in the Texas governor’s race, unseating three-term Republican incumbent Greg Abbott.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of upset

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