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freeze

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of freeze

a weather condition marked by low temperatures

  • the Midwest will experience an intense freeze later in the week
Synonyms of freeze

cold, cold wave, deep freeze, snap
Words Related to freeze

cold front

frost

bite, chill, chilliness, chillness, coldness, frigidness, nip, wintriness
Near Antonyms of freeze

dog days

torridity, torridness
Antonyms of freeze

heat, heat wave

freeze

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of freeze

to become physically firm or solid

  • add antifreeze to the water in the radiator so it won't freeze and damage the engine
Synonyms of freeze

concrete, congeal, firm (up), harden, indurate, set, solidify
Words Related to freeze

cake, callus, encrust (also incrust)

clot, coagulate, gel, gelate, gelatinize, jell, jelly, stiffen, thicken

calcify, crystallize (also crystalize), ossify, petrify, rigidify

anneal, case-harden, temper
Near Antonyms of freeze

deliquesce, dissolve, flux, fuse, melt, smelt, thaw, unfreeze
Antonyms of freeze

liquefy (also liquify), soften

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