Synonyms of freezes

freezes

verb

present tense third-person singular of freeze

as in hardens

to become physically firm or solid

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hardens
• stiffens
• congeals
• solidifies
• firms (up)
• sets
• crystallizes
• concretes
• indurates
• coagulates
• encrusts
• gels
• thickens
• petrifies
• gelatinizes
• jells
• cakes
• jellies
• calcifies
• calluses
• ossifies
• rigidifies
• clots
• anneals
• gelates
• tempers
• case-hardens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softens
• liquefies
• melts
• dissolves
• thaws
• fuses
• smelts
• unfreezes
• deliquesces
• fluxes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of freezes

Lizzie takes up the ax while Bridget freezes at the sight of Bertha’s gut spilling all over the floor, which causes some tension between the two protagonists. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Continue regular weekly watering to keep the soil moist but not soggy until the ground freezes. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026

Garden mums need full or partial sun and watering until the ground freezes. — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2026

Count backward from your area’s average first frost date, giving vegetables enough time to mature and trees, shrubs, and perennials at least four to six weeks to establish roots before the ground freezes. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 9 Sep. 2026

Fill Driveway Cracks When water enters the cracks in your driveway or walkways, then freezes, the ice expands the cracks, further damaging your concrete or asphalt. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026

Every autumn, as the bay freezes, hundreds of these bears gather around it before heading out across the ice, and thousands of tourists come to see them. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026

During a fraught encounter between Hamlet and the ghost of his father, an actor freezes before exiting entirely. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026

Something called an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District would be created that freezes property tax baselines on the properties and uses future tax growth to fund infrastructure. — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026