Synonyms of cold fish

cold fish

noun

as in cold turkey

a cold aloof person

her husband is such a cold fish that I'm reluctant to have them over for dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cold turkey
• clam
• stick
• iceberg
• icicle
• wallflower
• snob
• stuffed shirt
• snot
• prig
• snoot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dear
• sweetheart
• sweetie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cold fish

That impulse extends to dealing with occasional rude customers at her day gig, where the coworkers are nice but the boss, family-business heir Maxwell Sterling (Peter Serafinowicz), is one nasty cold fish. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025

Lancelot, still the Round Table’s greatest hero, is a bit of a cold fish with an unexpected role to play as the saga winds to its close. — Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 16 July 2024

This emulsified mixture of garlic, olive oil and egg is a classic accompaniment to fish (especially cold fish). — Domenica Marchetti, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024

Anxious people are hurt and damaged while avoidants are cold fishes. — Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 17 Oct. 2023

There would be plates of bright red tuna crudo, the cold fish drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with salt flakes. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2022

Uncle Richard came round to the flat especially to reason with her, and reported back to Hilary that his niece was a funny sort of girl, bit of a cold fish, very set on her own ideas. — Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022