Synonyms of cold

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adjective

ˈkōld 

1

as in freezing

having a low or subnormal temperature

the cold climate of the Yukon

an unusually cold spring that was followed by a sweltering summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freezing
• chilly
• icy
• frigid
• chill
• cool
• arctic
• frosty
• ice-cold
• bitter
• polar
• wintry
• wintery
• glacial
• shivery
• gelid
• numbing
• chilled
• brisk
• cooled
• coolish
• coldish
• nippy
• bone-chilling
• algid
• crisp
• snappy
• cryogenic
• subzero
• nipping
• frozen
• penetrating
• ultracold
• subfreezing
• iced
• bracing
• piercing
• unheated
• cutting
• refrigerated
• sharp
• rigorous
• frosted
• keen
• invigorating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hot
• warming
• boiling
• burning
• sweltering
• igneous
• fiery
• molten
• lukewarm
• torrid
• seething
• ardent
• fervent
• searing
• broiling
• red-hot
• sizzling
• warm
• tepid
• white-hot
• sultry
• fervid
• blazing
• heated
• roasting
• glowing
• piping hot
• warmed
• scorching
• scalding
• overheated
• reheated
• feverish
• ultrahot
• tropical
• snug
• inflamed
• muggy
• steamy
• flushed
• equatorial
• toasty
• summery
• enflamed
• canicular

2

as in icy

lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling

the prisoners got only a cold stare when they tried to befriend the guard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• icy
• chilly
• frigid
• cool
• chill
• brittle
• arctic
• frozen
• clammy
• frosty
• wintry
• reserved
• glacial
• wintery
• unfriendly
• detached
• coldish
• antiseptic
• gelid
• unsympathetic
• cold-blooded
• uncordial
• pitiless
• hard-eyed
• uncaring
• heartless
• cold-eyed
• unfeeling
• unemotional
• unresponsive
• soulless
• bloodless
• indifferent
• impersonal
• aloof
• coldhearted
• uninterested
• undemonstrative
• apathetic
• dispassionate
• unenthusiastic
• hard-hearted
• standoffish
• offish
• antisocial
• unsociable
• kindless
• unsocial

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warm
• happy
• sympathetic
• friendly
• cordial
• hearty
• genial
• kind
• emotional
• compassionate
• warm-blooded
• expressive
• warmhearted
• eager
• demonstrative
• enthusiastic
• passionate
• kindhearted

3

as in distant

having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others

received a cold reception from the hostess

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distant
• detached
• cool
• dry
• frosty
• remote
• reserved
• withdrawn
• aloof
• antisocial
• silent
• standoffish
• offish
• unsociable
• timid
• clinical
• unbending
• asocial
• hard
• professional
• shy
• unclubbable
• cold-eyed
• standoff
• buttoned-up
• indifferent
• unsocial
• impersonal
• introverted
• reclusive
• misanthropic
• recessive
• apathetic
• dispassionate
• indrawn
• unconcerned
• disinterested
• uninterested
• taciturn
• uncommunicative
• incurious
• reticent
• diffident
• nongregarious
• cliquish
• clubbish
• cliquey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warm
• social
• friendly
• cordial
• sociable
• outgoing
• convivial
• gregarious
• companionable
• expansive
• extroverted
• boon
• communicative
• talkative
• garrulous
• hospitable
• clubby
• extraverted
• gracious
• genial
• folksy
• affable
• clubable
• clubbable
• congenial
• amiable
• agreeable
• kindly
• neighborly

4

as in unconscious

having lost consciousness

the boxer was out cold for a few minutes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unconscious
• senseless
• insensible
• anesthetized
• semiconscious
• collapsed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conscious
• aware
• up
• awake
• alert
• revived
• resuscitated

5

as in dark

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer

the couple practiced a cold civility with each other, but they hadn't had a heart-to-heart talk in years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dark
• bleak
• lonely
• depressing
• somber
• depressive
• darkening
• desolate
• murky
• grey
• gray
• lonesome
• chill
• miserable
• morbid
• blue
• solemn
• black
• depressed
• gloomy
• cheerless
• wretched
• dreary
• cloudy
• dismal
• sullen
• oppressive
• sad
• sombre
• morose
• drear
• glum
• comfortless
• dire
• disconsolate
• forlorn
• funereal
• lugubrious
• melancholy
• sepulchral
• saturnine
• elegiac
• dreich
• godforsaken
• elegiacal
• desperate
• sunless
• dull
• unhappy
• plutonian
• tenebrific
• negative
• tenebrous
• Cimmerian
• hopeless
• dim
• low
• dejected
• grim
• melancholic
• discouraging
• woebegone
• mournful
• down
• mirthless
• inconsolable
• woeful
• droopy
• distressful
• menacing
• distressing
• despondent
• dispiriting
• upsetting
• hangdog
• discomfiting
• pessimistic
• disheartening
• dismaying
• drab
• sorrowful
• colorless
• lamentable
• plaintive
• dour
• threatening
• lowering
• louring
• loury
• lowery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bright
• friendly
• cheerful
• comforting
• festive
• gay
• cordial
• cheery
• sunshiny
• merry
• jolly
• gay
• joyous
• joyful
• buoyant
• blithe
• optimistic
• mirthful
• hopeful
• cheering
• encouraging
• heartwarming
• blithesome
• jocund
• lighthearted
• lightsome

6

as in fallen

no longer living

paramedics tried to revive him, but he was already cold

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fallen
• dead
• late
• deceased
• low
• lifeless
• gone
• asleep
• extinct
• dying
• departed
• breathless
• defunct
• demised
• bitten the dust
• fading
• moribund
• finished
• inanimate
• terminated
• stillborn
• insensate
• lapsed
• nonliving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathing
• live
• quick
• alive
• living
• going
• dynamic
• active
• vital
• lively
• vibrant
• animate
• operative
• functioning
• animated
• thriving
• vivacious
• running

cold

2 of 3

noun

as in freeze

a weather condition marked by low temperatures

the cold will stay with us for another day, then temperatures should rise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freeze
• coldness
• frost
• cold wave
• chill
• deep freeze
• chilliness
• bite
• snap
• cold front
• chillness
• frigidness
• nip
• wintriness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heat
• heat wave
• dog days
• torridity
• torridness

cold

3 of 3

adverb

as in plain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plain
• downright
• stone-cold
• even
• absolutely
• quite
• fast
• flat
• clean
• entire
• entirely
• wholly
• completely
• dead
• stone
• enough
• wide
• utterly
• all
• perfectly
• thoroughly
• totally
• fully
• hands down
• categorically
• soundly
• out
• mostly
• well
• unqualifiedly
• mainly
• all over
• predominantly
• generally
• principally
• heartily
• primarily
• full
• largely
• substantially
• chiefly
• altogether
• predominately
• basically
• more or less
• through and through
• by and large
• plumb
• all of
• overall
• exactly
• copiously
• generously
• abundantly
• greatly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• partially
• partly
• halfway
• half
• just
• slightly
• barely
• hardly
• scarcely
• marginally
• somewhat
• incompletely
• minimally
• superficially
• part
• approximately
• roughly
• kind of

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cold weather

low-temperature weather

chilly weather

frigid weather

wintry weather

uncomfortable weather

cold climates

frigid climates

low-temperature climates

wintry climates

harsh climates

frozen climates

cold wind

chilly wind

frigid wind

chilling wind

nippy wind

harsh wind

cold beer

frosty beer

chilled beer

refreshing beer

icy beer

fresh beer

Examples of cold in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

With law enforcement unable to locate the mother and her child, the case eventually went cold. —Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024

Suff, who is on death row at San Quentin in California, also admitted to other unsolved cold case murders in Riverside County, Thomas said, but didn’t identify the victims. —Brie Stimson, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2024

Noun

Fall Events and Festivals for Kids Before the sometimes isolating cold of winter arrives, fall can be a great chance to celebrate the season with your community. —Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 6 Aug. 2024

Hot sunny climates can cause premature fading and warping while extreme cold can cause the material to become brittle and crack, allowing moisture to seep in. —Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2024

Adverb

First detected in the stream after the stream mouth emerged from glacial ice were larvae of chironomids, cold-loving midges. —Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023

The green mandarin that features in Armani Code Eau de Toilette was cold-extracted from fruits handpicked in Calabria, Italy—a sourcing method that helps support local farmers and invests in responsible agricultural practices. —Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2023

Phrases Containing cold

• cold fish
• cold shoulder
• cold storage
• cold turkey
• cold wave
• throw cold water on