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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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Notably, a good portion of March’s rebound was due to healthcare strikers returning to payrolls and a break in the cold weather—factors that won’t provide future gains in the coming months.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I always get the Andante, a cold brew with maple syrup, salted sweet cream foam, cacao powder and pink salt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But you just got the feeling that we were all jumping in cold water and let’s go.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

To lure top AI talent, startups are turning to cold, hard cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

I grab the cold bottle and take a sip, letting the fizz burn on my tongue.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.