COOLNESS Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

coolness

noun

Definition of coolness

as in composure

evenness of emotions or temper his coolness under pressure makes him everyone's first choice to head a project with an ironclad deadline

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as in elegance

the quality or state of being fashionable the coolness of their clothes is something that high schoolers tend to obsess over

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Recent Examples of coolness And despite its inherent coolness, the music and culture is a very studious art form. — Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 And during the hottest months in the summer, many of us seek the coolness of the indoors and the promise of autumnal temperatures that will come. — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2026 This Loops x Dune mist is so refreshing— an instant burst of coolness that also soothes and rehydrates my skin without disrupting my makeup. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026 Stereo 41, Walnut Creek A bastion of late-night coolness – almost too cool – has taken root in downtown Walnut Creek. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 Achieving mainstream stardom hasn’t stopped Cale, Jacobs and Scorsese from maintaining the glimmer of coolness decades into their careers. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 On TikTok or Instagram, a gesture once used to symbolize doctrine or wisdom starts to look like confidence, coolness, even swagger. — Denva Gallant, The Conversation, 8 July 2026 The rain will bring coolness to the air, lowering temperatures to the 80s. — Elainie Colton, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026 What the rise of 'chalance' says about dating People have equated aloofness with coolness since long before the internet came around. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coolness

Noun

There’s often a moment leading up to a loss when the doubt creeps in, the confidence gets rattled and the composure gets compromised.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
The 32-year-old Honduran admitted to fighting to try to keep his composure.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of composure

Noun

Rooted in casual elegance, the spring collection introduced a refreshing palette of aquamarine blue, sage green and pink flanking the brand’s distinctive ivories, ecrus and beiges.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
An approach to hospitality in which elegance is expressed not through excess, but through the relevance of every gesture and the thought behind every choice.

— Guy Bigiaoui, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of elegance

Noun

These perfectly girly-sporty sneakers have a substantial fan club who trust them for comfort and stylishness.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026
Even when some of the tricks become apparent, each new repetition somehow delivers more than the last, though the weightless, old-school video game aesthetic of the alien monster design sticks out even more amid the stylishness of the world captured in-camera.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 May 2026

Definition of stylishness

Noun

Rams receiver Puka Nacua, who was sidelined the last two games because of a hip injury, is expected to play on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, coach Sean McVay said Wednesday.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
His stay ended nine months later, his parents said, when a staffer sat on Christian roughly to restrain him, injuring his hip and sending him to the hospital for surgery.

— Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

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Noun

His strength in the late nineties was a kind of calm under pressure, and his power in the next decade was translating that swaggering cool for ever-larger stages.

— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
As the lake’s temperature cools, algae hanging out near the bottom of the lake rise to the top.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026