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

Fully hydrated plants overwinter better, so continue to water as needed until the ground freezes. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2026

Indoor swimming pools have their place, but there’s something about diving into warm water as the world around you freezes that is hard to beat. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 5 Nov. 2026

Hinojosa likely won’t need a new law, since Abbott’s pause on grid connections already freezes data center permits. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026

Watering should take place while root growth is still going—and that doesn’t stop until the ground freezes. — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 5 Nov. 2026

The water can remain liquid and freeze on contact with the surfaces of an airplane — much like freezing rain falls as liquid and freezes on cars and roads on contact. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

Still, the very idea of such a thing freezes my brain, locking it into a mental feedback loop that’s the equivalent of running around in a tight circle flapping my arms wildly and screaming. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

During an intraoperative evaluation, a pathologist rapidly freezes, slices and analyzes a tissue sample while the patient is still on the operating table to provide the surgical team with immediate feedback. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Water all trees and shrubs deeply before the ground freezes, and throughout the winter on days when the temperature exceeds 40 degrees and there has been no snow cover for four weeks. — Pam Rosendal, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026