COOLER Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

cooler

noun

ˈkü-lər

Definition of cooler

as in penitentiary

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody plea-bargained to avoid spending time in the cooler

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cooler Ideally, the temperature should stay between 45°F and 50°F—cooler than room temperature but not cold enough to trigger spoilage issues. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026 Anyone who has struggled to keep their house cool during a heat wave has likely come across advice to avoid hot appliances to keep a home cooler. — Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 3 Aug. 2026 Three reached shore, but one man continued drifting downstream while clinging to a cooler. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Miller walked into the dugout after the eighth inning and threw a cooler. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cooler

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooler

Noun

On this day in 1934, Alcatraz welcomed its first civilian prisoners, a group of 14 from the federal penitentiary on McNeil Island, Washington.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
From 1873 to 1991, the island served as Costa Rica’s principal penitentiary, where some of the country’s worst criminals were sent to serve often short and torturous sentences.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of penitentiary

Noun

His mother was held in jail overnight before being released Thursday on $75,000 bail, officials said.

— Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Having already served a yearlong jail sentence for an Orinda bank robbery in 2018, Luchin was indicted last year on charges of attempting to rob three San Francisco banks in the same day.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of jail

Noun

Linares-Rea faces up to 20 years in prison for each wire fraud count and two years for each identity theft count, prosecutors said.

— Doug Myers, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Sandford pleaded guilty to federal firearm and disruption charges and was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026