Cold Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms for Cold
Cool or cold enough to cause discomfort.
Cold in manner or attitude; unfriendly
Producing frost or cold enough to produce frost; freezing
Injured, damaged, or killed by freezing
Pleasingly firm and fresh:
The definition of frigid is someone or something very cold or formal.
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Of or like winter; cold, bleak, etc.
below zero
Said of the weather
The quality of being frosty
Act of freezing.
Relating to a molecule or substance that has polar bonds.
Of or pertaining to the Arctic.
Moderately cold; chilly:
Very cold; icy:
chilled to the bone
Said of people, animals, or things
Exhibiting a lack of responsiveness.
Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:
Of or pertaining to the northern zone of plant and animal life including the taiga and tundra
frozenness
The quality of being frozen.
frostbitten
Affected by frostbite.
Said of people, animals, or things
Affected by hypothermia; having an abnormally low body temperature
Lacking in passion.
A freezing or being frozen
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poikilothermal
(Zool.) coldblooded
1922, Ben Travers, chapter 4, A Cuckoo in the Nest:
Causing numbness, esp. in feeling or in mental or emotional response
The definition of intense is to a high degree, or a strong emotion.
Far removed mentally:
refrigerated
Said of people, animals, or things
blue from cold
Said of people, animals, or things
Not liquid, loose, or fluid; thick:
Not interested; indifferent
Not having the qualities considered normal to or for human beings; unfeeling, heartless, cruel, barbarous, etc.
Pungent, keen, sharp, etc.
A harmful or destructive influence:
Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness.
A cold manner or period of disaffection:
A stinging quality, as in cold or frosty air
Any of various stages in the development of a plan, document, or picture:
A generally chronic disorder characterized by wheezing, coughing, difficulty in breathing, and a suffocating feeling, caused by an allergy to ingested substances, stress, etc.
Inflammation of the sinuses or a sinus, especially in the nasal region.
A sore throat caused by a streptococcus and characterized by inflammation and fever
staphylococcic infection
An aural or respiratory congestion
Firm or unchanged in purpose
Hardened; obstinate; unfeeling.
marmoreal
Like marble; cold, white, smooth, hard, etc.
Sluggish; dull; apathetic
(Of an animal) Having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
The state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness.
The definition of hypothermia is a very body temperature below normal.
Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances.
An aural or respiratory congestion
Designated as unavailable except for a certain purpose or user; kept in reserve:
Bitingly cold:
Disagreeably moist, sticky, and cold to the touch:
The definition of bitter is having a harsh and disagreeable taste or something that is hard to bear.
whooping-cough
A highly contagious disease of the respiratory system, usually affecting children, that is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis and is characterized in its advanced stage by spasms of coughing interspersed with deep, noisy inspirations.
streptococcic throat
An aural or respiratory congestion
(Med.) A cold in the head; acute nasal congestion
sniffles
Plural form of sniffle
windchill factor
An aural or respiratory congestion
Trembling, as from cold or fear.
Devoid of emotion; impassive.
Not changed, affected, or influenced
Deficient in or lacking sexual desire
Incapable or deprived of physical sensation.
Having no real point or purpose; nonsensical; meaningless
Having an unregulated body temperature; ectothermic.
Lacking sensibility; unfeeling:
Having lost freshness; made musty, dry, bad, etc. by having been kept too long
Gnawed away in patches by moth larvae
hyperboreal
stone-dead
(Idiomatic) Utterly dead.
Gloomy and somber:
Bitingly sarcastic.
Recently finished; fresh:
A disease-producing microorganism or agent:
Any of several infections that affect the respiratory or gastrointestinal tract and are caused by viruses other than the influenza virus.
Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes, often as a result of a cold or other viral infection. Smoking is also a common cause of chronic bronchitis.
sleety
Covered in sleet; full of sleet.
Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing:
Able or seeming to pierce, as:
coldblooded
Lacking kindness and pity; cruel
in cold storage
Said of people, animals, or things
Injury or destruction of skin and underlying tissue, most often that of the nose, ears, fingers, or toes, resulting from prolonged exposure to freezing or subfreezing temperatures.
(Medicine) The cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes.
congelation
Something congealed
head-cold
A common cold (illness).
A watery or thin mucous discharge from the eyes or nose.
(Pathology, uncountable) The same, as a common symptom for many viral and bacterial infections.
sinus trouble
An aural or respiratory congestion
cold on one's chest
An aural or respiratory congestion
An inflammation of the larynx, often characterized by a temporary loss of voice
Alternative spelling of hay fever.
rose cold
An aural or respiratory congestion
frog-in-one-s-throat
(Idiomatic) Hoarseness or the need to cough.
frigorific
Causing coldness; chilling.
algidity:catarrh
An aural or respiratory congestion
hyperborean
(Gr. Myth.) An inhabitant of a northern region of sunshine and everlasting spring, beyond the north wind
the absence of heat
Giving or suggesting relief from heat:
rimy
Coated in rime.
Said of the weather
brumal
Characteristic or related to winter
Copious discharge of mucus associated with inflammation of mucous membranes, especially of the nose and throat.
(Pathology) An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.
Deficient in or lacking sexual desire
rose fever
A spring or early summer hay fever.
Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive.
Intense; severe:
briskness
The property of being brisk.
A mass or accumulation of fallen snow
Snappish:
Antonyms for Cold
Having or showing enthusiasm; ardent
Warmth is a moderate amount of heat, or a feeling of excitement or affection.
The definition of fervid is someone or something very hot or passionate.
Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy.
Having or showing interest.
(Uncountable, slang) The police.
The definition of zealous is having passionate energy for a belief or purpose.
Of, expressing, resulting from, feeling, or showing sympathy; sympathizing
(US, weather broadcasting) Three consecutive days with daytime high temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate:
Close to a successful solution or conclusion:
Predominantly red or yellow in tone:
Of a person or animal that is producing perspiration; sweating.
Said of people, animals, or things
Words Related to Cold
Winter is the coldest season of the year, or a dreary time.
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place. Weather is described in terms of variable conditions such as temperature, humidity, wind velocity, precipitation, and barometric pressure. Weather on Earth occurs primarily in the troposphere, or lower atmosphere, and is driven by energy from the Sun and the rotation of the Earth. The average weather conditions of a region over time are used to define a region's climate.
A particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms; specif., an illness; ailment
Lacking consciousness
freezing-cold
cold-weather
Mediocre, usually used negatively in modern usage.
Not friendly or kind
At a distance; removed
Lacking all friendliness and warmth
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