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frozen

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of frozen

1 firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge

  • the car door was frozen ever since an accident had damaged the hinge
Synonyms of frozen

fast, firm, jammed, lodged, set, snug, stuck, tight, wedged
Words Related to frozen

bonded, cemented, glued

anchored, clamped

embedded (also imbedded), entrenched (also intrenched), impacted, implanted

attached, bound, fastened, secured

immovable, unyielding
Near Antonyms of frozen

detached, dislodged, freed, loosened, unattached, unbound, undone, unfastened, unsecured

movable (or moveable), yielding
Antonyms of frozen

insecure, loose

2 having been established and usually not subject to change

  • pay rates will remain frozen until the company does better financially
Synonyms of frozen

certain, determinate, final, firm, fixed, flat, hard, hard-and-fast, inexpugnable, set, settled, stable
Words Related to frozen

nonadjustable, noncancelable, nonnegotiable, unchangeable

constant, steady, unchanging, uniform, unwavering

definite, exact, explicit, specific

given, stated, stipulated

dependable, good, reliable, responsible, safe, solid, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty
Near Antonyms of frozen

adjustable, changeable, negotiable

indefinite, open-ended, unspecified

capricious, changeful, flickery, fluctuating, fluid, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, temperamental, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile

3 lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling

  • responded to my greeting only with a frozen "hello"
Synonyms of frozen

antiseptic, arctic, brittle, chill, chilly, clammy, cold, cold-blooded, cold-eyed, coldish, cool, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, hard-eyed, icy, uncordial, unfriendly, unsympathetic, wintry (also wintery)
Words Related to frozen

bloodless, coldhearted, hard-hearted, heartless, kindless, pitiless, uncaring, unfeeling

reserved, soulless, undemonstrative, unemotional, unresponsive

apathetic, indifferent, unenthusiastic, uninterested

aloof, detached, dispassionate, impersonal, offish, standoffish

antisocial, unsociable, unsocial
Near Antonyms of frozen

compassionate, kind, kindhearted

demonstrative, emotional, expressive

eager, enthusiastic, passionate
Antonyms of frozen

cordial, friendly, genial, happy, hearty, sympathetic, warm, warm-blooded, warmhearted

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