Definitions

cold

[kohld] / koʊld /

ADJECTIVE

chilly, freezing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bitter bleak brisk chilled cool crisp frigid frosty frozen icy intense raw snowy wintry

STRONG

Siberian arctic chill cutting hyperborean icebox keen sharp stinging

WEAK

algid below freezing below zero benumbed biting blasting boreal brumal frore gelid glacial have goose bumps hawkish hiemal iced inclement nipping nippy numbed numbing one-dog night penetrating piercing polar rimy severe shivery sleety snappy two-dog night

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hot mild nice pleasant temperate warm

ADJECTIVE

aloof, unresponsive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cool distant frigid frosty icy inhospitable lukewarm

STRONG

dead

WEAK

apathetic cold-blooded emotionless glacial impersonal imperturbable indifferent inhibited joyless matter-of-fact passionless phlegmatic reserved reticent spiritless standoffish stony unconcerned undemonstrative unenthusiastic unfeeling unimpassioned unmoved unresponsive unsympathetic

Antonyms

STRONGEST

excited friendly kind responsive warm

WEAK

animated ardent eager enthusiastic fervid interested sympathetic

NOUN

frigid conditions

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chill snow

STRONG

algidity chilliness coldness congelation draft freeze frigidity frost frostbite frostiness gelidity glaciation iciness inclemency rawness refrigeration shivering shivers wintertime

WEAK

algor frozenness gelidness wintriness

Antonyms

WEAK

heat warmth

Example Sentences

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Lee himself poured cold water on these notions during a June 8 press conference.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The new charges are connected to cold cases from 1993 and 2002, in addition to remains found at a Southcrest home in December.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Even the UK feels it, if faintly: El Niño can tilt the odds towards a mild start and cold end to winter, though the links are loose.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Initial public offerings of AI giants were seen by many investors as a can’t miss opportunity, but it’s little wonder markets are getting cold feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

And that’s when I ended up here, with freezing water sloshing around my ankles as I shiver with cold.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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