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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cooler The restaurant also had to discard food like roast beef, noodles, egg whites, rice and sausage after it was found to be improperly stored in the walk-in cooler. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026 Other parents were arriving with coolers, pulling wagons that contained lawn chairs and food for the game. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 There are plenty of great deals to snag, including this durable soft cooler at 50% off, a pack-and-carry fireplace at 30% off, and all kinds of outdoor kitchen utensils marked down, like this Nylon spatula, which is only $23. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 Their thick glass keeps your home cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter by preventing air from entering or leaving through your windows. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cooler

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooler

Noun

Two years ago, a judge freed Anthony Bailey after 27 years in the federal penitentiary, giving him a second chance at life.

— Carrie Johnson, NPR, 23 June 2026
After a federal jury voted to convict him in early 2024, Hernández was sent to a notorious high-security penitentiary in West Virginia to serve his time.

— Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 11 June 2026

Definition of penitentiary

Noun

The data, compiled by ICE and processed by a UC Berkeley Law School initiative, sheds light on how the agency has operated in Sacramento, where dozens of arrests have taken place downtown and through administrative transfers at prisons.

— Mathew Miranda July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
One of them, a 25-year-old Antioch man, is serving a prison sentence in an unrelated Walnut Creek shooting.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 July 2026