stone-cold

adverb

Definition of stone-coldnext
as in cold

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Recent Examples of stone-cold Plus, stone-cold shooting haunted Northfield in the first half. — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026 Houston beat us, stone-cold beat us. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026 Carhartt's Detroit jacket is a stone-cold classic. — Adam Cheung, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026 And now the daughters and granddaughters of the Ladies Aid and League of Catholic Women’s groups are organizing food, shelter, and finances against stone-cold invaders. — Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stone-cold
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stone-cold
  1. cold
  2. downright
  3. absolutely
  4. plain
Adverb
  • Issagholyan built out a 24-session plan to course-correct, involving twice weekly visits in which I would be chiropractically adjusted, my jaw cold-lasered to promote cellular regeneration and my back muscles stimulated by electrodes.
    — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • This microscopic cold-working process locks the joint into a permanent, leak-tight seal.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of cold
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  • The elf's adventures were already lengthy and satisfying in 2D on the NES, Super NES, and Game Boy, but his debut on the N64 was downright epic.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The piece is an exuberantly hopeful and unabashedly patriotic look at America and its possibilities that seems downright defiant in such a deeply cynical and divided time in the nation’s history.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of downright
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  • The Nigerian tower made her presence felt early in the game when a Charlotte player went up for a simple put-back only to get absolutely stuffed.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Nothing has been easy, so nothing, absolutely nothing, can be assumed at this stage, Giannis Antetokounmpo or no Giannis Antetokounmpo.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of absolutely
Adverb
  • At last, maybe some life, and maybe not too late — but, oh, wait, that wide receiver just plain dropped it.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • But that kind of growth opportunity is not only hard-won, but just plain hard.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of plain

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“Stone-cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stone-cold. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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