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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All said the lifespan of a cold lay repair was anywhere between a single day, if a wheel turned awkwardly on it, to six months.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Much of the work his researchers do is measurable since it involves making a certain number of cold calls by an established deadline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

They famously beat France in the opening game of the 2022 World Cup and could catch them cold again.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

At least the latter pay their way in cold, hard cash.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

His companion stopped cold and Clare realized what he’d done.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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