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

The Chicago River freezes faster than Lake Michigan because the water moves less, creating another set of hazards for firefighters. — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

One way is to water the soil around your boxwoods deeply before the ground freezes. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026

That fear quietly freezes far more work than the standard itself ever actually required. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Identity monitoring service Aura freezes your credit reports for you, and offers numerous other security features, including a password generator, VPN, email aliases, robocall filters and malware protection. — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026

Unfortunately, that often freezes direct communication with the customer to instead handle the issue through official legal channels. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

Jean overpowers their restraints and creates a gigantic psychic bubble that freezes in place nearly everyone in New York City. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026

By land, the trip is possible for only a few weeks each winter, when the swampy tundra freezes hard enough to construct a temporary road. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

Turner’s argument freezes America in 1776 and ignores the 250 years that followed. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026