Synonyms of froze

froze

verb

past tense of freeze

as in hardened

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

• hardened
• stiffened
• solidified
• congealed
• set
• concreted
• gelled
• indurated
• crystallized
• firmed (up)
• caked
• encrusted
• thickened
• petrified
• coagulated
• jellied
• callused
• jelled
• clotted
• gelatinized
• calcified
• tempered
• rigidified
• ossified
• annealed
• gelated
• case-hardened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softened
• liquefied
• melted
• dissolved
• thawed
• fused
• smelted
• unfroze
• fluxed
• deliquesced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of froze

Kalshi then froze the account, retaining almost all of the profits. — Dan Mangan,davis Giangiulio,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Kalshi froze about $90,000 of Perez's profits and he has been banned from betting on the site, one of the sources not authorized to speak publicly said. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 16 July 2026

Regulators slowed fleet expansion this spring after roughly 100 Apollo Go cars froze mid-route in Wuhan and the resulting autonomous traffic jam went viral on Chinese social media. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

The late James Beard, culinarian and dean of American cooking, froze ice-cube portions of tomato juice and added one to each gazpacho serving. — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 July 2026

Ohio alone has seen six centers shuttered after officials froze more than $6 million in federal funding. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 9 July 2026

Riyadh froze new trade and investment, sold some Canadian assets and ordered thousands of Saudi students in Canada to study elsewhere. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

While no layoffs were proposed, the city froze hiring for several positions, including animal control officer, code enforcement officer, and senior civil engineer. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

Trump froze funds to Maine, but a federal judge ruled that the funds had to be restored. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026