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
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  • Dreamed up by Jelk, this scent incorporates vanilla planifolia that’s cold-soaked in alcohol for 21 days.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Its double-wall insulation can keep your drink cold overnight and, ultimately, for as long as 24 hours.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2026
Definition of cold
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  • But if fossil fuels are politically toxic, livestock is a downright miasma.
    — Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Nike’s experimented with other applications such as mules and tennis shoes, but the results were mocked if not downright disastrous.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of downright
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  • Having absolutely no chance of playing past the 162 and getting to plan your offseason appropriately.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But neither source absolutely predicts whether 2026 will be a record-warm year, the spokesperson said, citing NOAA physical scientist Russell Vose.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of absolutely
Adverb
  • Of course, glove heels are also incredibly minimalist; while certain heels like towering platforms can feel overly complicated, not to mention just plain hard to style, glove heels keep things easy.
    — Eva Thomas, InStyle, 23 Sep. 2026
  • There were a lot of old lamps, some of which had imaginative and peculiar designs, though many were also just plain ugly.
    — Lydia Davis, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 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 4 Oct. 2026.

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