CRYOGENIC Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

cryogenic

adjective

Definition of cryogenic

as in subzero

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Recent Examples of cryogenic Even in the modern era, few mortals can achieve such milestone anniversaries, at least not without the help of a cryogenic freezer. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 June 2026 The temperature in a cryogenic freezer in the cell-therapy lab starts climbing toward the danger line. — Corey Elinburg, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026 The email said that Kindbody had entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 16 June 2026 Then came an internship at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, just outside of Washington, where Person worked in the cryogenic branch to design and test a cryogenic heat pipe system for spacecraft applications as a way to efficiently transfer heat at extremely low temperatures. — Theresa Bourke, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cryogenic

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Adjective

Drawing on his time doing drag in Toronto, Shatford paid homage to the dedication needed to dress up in subzero temperatures.

— Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 5 June 2026
As the episode makes clear, fishing this far north comes with brutal conditions, including shallow waters, towering waves and subzero temperatures.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026

Definition of subzero

Adjective

In this approach, ultracold atoms are released in a vacuum chamber, and their motion is measured using lasers.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
There, the trio tinkered with ultracold electronics to show that unruly quantum effects could be made macroscopic and controlled.

— Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025

Definition of ultracold

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Freeze Warning The stronger of the two alerts, this warning calls for sub-freezing temperatures dropping as low as 30 degrees.

— Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
As a result, sudden freezing temperatures can cause materials to fracture easily.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of freezing

Adjective

Dropping in a light arctic gray and black colorway first, the sneaker is aesthetically defined by an abstract undulating design.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Justin Sauers, the tower’s operator, opened a door in the cabin to greet Donnelly, releasing an arctic blast.

— Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of arctic

Adjective

Holmes, with her wide eyes and soft-spoken voice seems like the polar opposite of Evans’s brash, unapologetic monument to masculinity.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026
As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition.

— Dave Davies, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of polar

Adjective

Available both in the restaurant and the cafe at All Mart’s entrance, this icy dessert has a floral cardamom flavor and a slight crunch from its dusting of pistachios.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
But there’s no icy chill to his vision, only the glib confidence that a feel-good montage or a piercing Anohni and the Johnsons ballad will blind us to his film’s lack of human connection.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of icy

Adjective

The instigating weather system bringing the risk to the Southwest is an upper-level low — or a high altitude pocket of cold air, low pressure and spin.

— Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
The case went cold until 2014, when Stockwell was located and interviewed by cold case detectives.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of cold

Adjective

And blue-ice areas contain unusually high concentrations of meteorites, as rocks from outer space either land on the surface or emerge from within the ice after being transported by glacial movement.

— Daniella McCahey, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
There is access to miles of amazing hiking trails, gin bottle-blue glacial rivers and lakes, and ample opportunity to spot the again-thriving native wildlife.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of glacial

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