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cool
Synonyms and Antonyms of cool
- The locals were cool towards outsiders.
- The schoolmaster's cool manner did not encourage chitchat.
aloof, antisocial, asocial, buttoned-up, cold, cold-eyed, detached, distant, dry, frosty, offish, remote, standoffish, unbending, unsociable
- In a crisis keep a cool head, even if no one else does.
even, even-keeled, steady, well-adjusted, well-balanced
imperturbable, nerveless, unflappable, unshakable
centered, disciplined, equable, self-contained, self-controlled
affable, breezy, devil-may-care, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, laid-back, loosey-goosey, mellow
carefree, nonchalant, unconcerned
assured, confident, self-assured
aloof, detached, dispassionate, indifferent
bovine, impassive, phlegmatic, sober, stolid
relaxed, relieved, tranquilized (also tranquillized)
at peace
- a cool basement that would be perfect for storing wine
- directed a cool glance at the student who was sneaking into class late
- always dressed in cool clothes
- a really cool garage band that's starting to get some attention from the music industry
A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, brave, bully, bumper, capital, choice, classic, corking, crackerjack, dandy, divine, dynamite, excellent, fab, fabulous, famous, fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-star, frontline, gilt-edged (or gilt-edge), grand, great, groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, immense, jim-dandy, lovely, marvelous (or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, par excellence, peachy, prime, prize, prizewinning, quality, sensational, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, top-of-the-line, topflight, unsurpassed, wonderful
acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, good, OK (or okay), passable, satisfactory, tolerable
better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, high-test, premium, select, special, superfine
out of this world, too much
Synonym Discussion of cool
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- kept a cool head
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- the composed pianist gave a flawless concert
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- the nurse stayed calm and collected
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- harried but unruffled
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- the speaker remained imperturbable despite the heckling
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- a nonchalant driver
cool
Synonyms and Antonyms of cool
- The judge's customary cool stood him in good stead during the sensational trial.
equitability, equitableness, fairness
disinterest, disinterestedness, impartiality, nonpartisanship, objectivity, unbiasedness
balance, rationality, rationalness, reasonability, reasonableness
calm, calmness, peace, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, quietness, quietude, repose, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness
- I envy you your cool.
- Despite the flood of insults, the fledgling stand-up comic never lost his cool.
cool
Synonyms and Antonyms of cool
- Cool your drinks in the icy mountain stream.
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