froze

[frohz] / froʊz /

VERB

make cold enough to become solid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chill refrigerate

STRONG

benumb bite congeal frost glaciate harden nip pierce solidify stiffen

WEAK

chill to the bone ice over ice up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

heat warm

STRONG

liquefy melt

WEAK

boil continue go

VERB

stop

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fix hold up suspend

STRONG

dampen depress discourage dishearten inhibit peg

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue

STRONG

encourage hearten inspirit uplift

WEAK

boil go heat

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, Deutsche Lufthansa canceled flights and grounded less fuel-efficient aircraft, while Air France-KLM AF 0.09%increase; green up pointing triangle froze hiring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Denmark froze international adoptions in 2024 after a number of serious problems with international adoption practices came to light.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

“The cold was now so fierce,” Mr. McKay writes, “that it froze time.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

A convicted NHS vascular surgeon who froze his own legs so they had to be removed has been struck off the medical register.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

A rumble echoed down the mountainside and Akira froze.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz